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The private school, called the George Washington University Online High School, will begin classes this month.
Officials say admission will be open to students in the U.S. and abroad, but will be “highly selective.” Once in, students will have access to K12′s curriculum of over 100 high school courses, honors and AP classes, and a variety of electives.
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Former governors Jeb Bush (Florida) and Bob Wise (West Virginia) are the architects behind the Digitial Learning Council. The goal is to help legislators and policymakers make their way down the new and changing path of learning opportunities — including advanced technologies in traditional settings, online and virtual courses and more.
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Wise and Jeb Bush launched the Digital Learning Council this year to focus on new strategies for digital change in education. Wise is president of the Alliance for Excellent Education which he joined in 2005 after a single term as West Virginia governor. Bush is the former two-term Florida governor.
The Digital Learning Council’s goal is integrate online and virtual schools, blended learning, personalized learning, social networking and other new technologies into traditional public education as resources to expand current curriculum. Georgia has 452 high schools but, Wise said, the state has just 88 certified physics teachers. “It’s the same in West Virginia,” he said. “It’s the same everywhere.”
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Waynesboro schools have approved a new program allowing students to take high school classes online.
The school has successfully used the CompuHigh system for summer school for the past two years and now hopes to integrate it into the regular school year.
The students take classes via the Web and submit homework to real teachers, many of whom are considered highly qualified by Virginia’s standards.
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The Waynesboro School Board voted unanimously Thursday to offer a virtual high school to students.
Online courses will be offered this year through CompuHigh, which has provided summer school courses for the district the past two summers.
“I’ve been very impressed with CompuHigh,” said Sue Wright, director of instruction for the district. “They will not accept an assignment until it meets a certain standard.”
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Kathy D”Antoni, assistant state superintendent of schools, stated, “These changes likely will give students at risk of dropping out of high school the hope of graduating on time and will result not only in a high school diploma but a certification of skills for employment.”
Twenty-six county school systems will pilot the GED Option this fall at 16 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Centers and at the state’s three Institutional Education Program sites. Students in the
GED Option program will be expected to attend GED preparation classes and the GED tests; complete a 21st Century Global Skills job preparation program; complete four required core courses in a skilled pathway concentration or any program of study resulting in a certification; meet standards on the WorkKeys job skills assessment, if applicable; reach or exceed the cut scores on the End-of-Concentration Performance Assessment, if applicable; and complete additional classes via West Virginia Virtual School.
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The program will be piloted by 26 county school systems at 16 Career and Technical Education Centers. Students in the GED Option program will be expected to attend GED preparation classes and the GED tests; complete a 21st Century Global Skills job preparation program; complete four required core courses in a skilled pathway concentration or any program of study resulting in a certification; meet standards on the WorkKeys job skills assessment, if applicable; reach or exceed the cut scores on the End-of-Concentration Performance Assessment, if applicable; and complete additional classes via West Virginia Virtual School.
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Two former governors of Florida and West Virginia with longstanding interests in education policy today unveiled an effort intended to encourage states to more deeply weave current and future technology innovations into public education.
In a press release, Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise say that the newly-formed Digital Learning Council will move digital learning to the forefront of education and away from the “niche role” they believe digital learning plays today.
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After the merger of two Westmoreland County schools some parents decide to cyberschool the children.
Before the school year ended the Ligonier school board voted to merge Laurel Valley Middle High School with Ligonier High School. The merger meant Laurel Valley Middle High School would be shut down. That decision is what motivated some parents to look at cybereducation. However, some parents are already realizing its a better option for their kids.
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