Virtual Schools

We are hearing a lot about online learning and virtual schools, a field that is growing fast -- perhaps too fast. As educators we must be vigilant to distinguish between promising practices and flat-out corruption and greed.

Last week I visited Arizona's largest school, Primavera Online. Headquartered in Chandler, Primavera serves primarily upper division students seeking an alternative pathway to graduation.

Debbie Squires, education official at the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA), has sparked some controversy after t...

The real cost of producing college and career ready graduates depends on the student population and the risk factors they bring to school. We need to align state funding systems with our academic goals and create incentives for the services we want to see.

The New York Times ran a tabloid-style hit piece on K12, the online learning provider. They apparently didn't speak to many parents that appreciate f...

During the days State Sen. Cunningham's committee was in session, not one witness was called to address the real problem that faces students in these schools -- poverty.

With more than one million students enrolled in online courses at the K-12 level in 2008 technology in education means much more than "computer lab." I spoke recently with Knezek about how he sees the evolving learning landscape.

So now our children effectively become corporate assets. How long before they are commodities to be bought and sold on the open market as if they were pork bellies or wheat futures?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Students graduating from the growing ranks of online high schools are running into a hurdle if their goal is to join the milita...

Online learning is one of the fastest growing trends in educational uses of technology, according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Department of Education...

As an academic and media professional, I am troubled by educational policies that result in removing face-to-face teacher-student interaction from the learning equation.