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March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

PORTSMOUTH — Mary C. Dondero School third-grader Luke Bouchard is a skilled math student who, at times, finds lessons too easy. Thanks to an after-school enrichment program, that is no longer a problem.

The School Board heard Tuesday night about the successes of Bouchard and other students who have participated in a pilot program using the online Khan Academy at Dondero.

Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides vast Web-based resources and lessons. According to its Web site, its mission is to change education for the better by providing a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

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SCHOOL NEWS: The Californian, March 19, 2012

March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Temecula Advantage Virtual School will open at the beginning of the 2012-13 school year and be operated by the Temecula Valley Unified School District. Students at the school will study online and in classrooms.

The meeting will cover how to enroll in the school; how to identify whether a student will be successful in an online environment; how Temecula Advantage will be structured and the courses provided; and a day in the life of an online student.

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Virtual school’s students meet for real-world science fair in Corte Madera

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The usual suspects were all on display: experiments involving yeast, anti-bacterial soaps and herbicides; colorful cardboard posters and nervous but knowledgeable student scientists explaining their work.

Yet two things made Thursday’s presentation by the California Virtual Academies different from a traditional science fair. The first was its location, tucked into the children’s section of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Corte Madera Town Center.

The second was the fact that many of the judges at Thursday’s science fair were miles away, evaluating the students’ posters and presentations through photographs and other materials posted online.

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TEMECULA: Virtual school topic of meetings

March 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TEMECULA —- Informational meetings regarding the new Temecula Advantage Virtual School will be held at 6:30 p.m. the next two Mondays.

Temecula Advantage Virtual School will open at the beginning of the 2012-13 school year and be operated by the Temecula Valley Unified School District. Students at the school will study both online and in classrooms.

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SCHOOL NEWS: The Californian, March 12, 2012

March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TEMECULA —- Informational meetings regarding the new Temecula Advantage Virtual School will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday and March 19.

Temecula Advantage Virtual School will open at the beginning of the 2012-13 school year and be operated by the Temecula Valley Unified School District. Students at the school will study online and in classrooms.

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Advantages of virtual school to be spelled out for parents

March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Area students are going to enjoy unique and exciting educational opportunities this fall when the Temecula Valley Unified School District launches its new online learning academy.

Temecula Advantage Virtual School is two years in the making and set to offer local students grades 6-12 the chance to engage and learn online.

“Online schools are growing in California. (Temecula Advantage) will be an alternative way for students to meet their graduation requirements,” said program administrator Todd Reed.

The academy will not be a charter school, rather will be part of the Temecula school district and open to Temecula students.

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TEMECULA: Meeting Monday on virtual school

March 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Temecula Valley Unified School District will host a Monday meeting to discuss the upcoming Temecula Virtual School.

The school will open at the beginning of next school year, allowing online participation from students worldwide. The meeting will cover enrollment procedures, whether the school is the right environmental for a child, a typical day and how the school will work.

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No Public Education, No Democracy

March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The corporate predators also target struggling learners, kids with learning disabilities or emotional problems; in other words, the very kids who need human engagement and interaction the most. And make no mistake: all kids need it! One shudders to imagine children as young as 5 attending a virtual school. It’s a ‘brave new world.’

How can we allow Michael Milken, a man who wouldn’t be allowed inside of a real classroom because of his felony conviction, to make a profit marketing his online curriculum to kindergartners?

Letting the business world gain control of our public schools has many sad consequences, but there is no question that it is making a few people very rich. Rupert Murdoch referred to the for-profit K-12 education industry as “a $500 billion sector in the U.S. alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed.” We must keep Rupert Murdoch waiting desperately until the end of time.

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Virtual High School Open For Enrollment In El Dorado County

March 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – Imagine getting your high school education without stepping inside a traditional classroom every day. Instead, you just wake up and log on.

El Dorado Union High School District is now accepting applications for its Virtual Academy at Shenandoah High School.

It offers online courses and contact with teachers through Skype and e-mail in what is described as a “comprehensive, individualized, and rigorous” high school education.

While much of the instruction is online, students do interact in person. Tests, labs and small group sessions are done face-to-face.

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Press Release: Virtual High School Courses Receive California Approval

February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Virtual High School Courses Receive California Approval

Students in California can now take Virtual High School’s high-quality Advanced Placement® (AP), language and social sciences courses online from their school or home.

February 15, 2012, Maynard, MA – Virtual High School Global Consortium (http://www.goVHS.org), the pioneer of K-12 online learning and course design for teachers, today announced that 16 of their award-winning online courses have been approved to meet requirements for admission to the University of California. High schools in California can now enroll their students in individual courses to expand their curriculum or easily overcome scheduling challenges.

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