Fairfax County schools could become the first in the Washington region to create a virtual public high school that would allow students to take all their classes from a computer at home.
No sports teams. No pep rallies. No lockers, no hall passes. Instead, assignments delivered on-screen and after-school clubs that meet online. It’s a reimagination of the American high school experience. And it’s a nod to the power of the school choice movement, which has given rise to the widespread expectation that parents should have a menu of options to customize their children’s education.
By almost every educational measure, the Agora Cyber Charter School is failing. Nearly 60 percent of its students are behind grade level in math. Nearly 50 percent trail in reading.
Expanding on the 2009 CREDO National Charter School Study Multiple Choice: Charter School
Performance in 16 States, this report examines the performance of Pennsylvania charter schools for the
A Virginia company leading a national movement to replace classrooms with computers — in which children as young as 5 can learn at home at taxpayer expense — is facing a backlash from critics who are
As an increasing number of cash-strapped states turn to virtual schools — where computers replace classmates and students learn via the Internet — a new study is raising questions about their quali
Carpenter, a serious-faced 10-year-old wearing a gray T-shirt and an
impressive black digital watch, pauses for a second, fidgets, then
clicks on “0 degrees.” Presto: The computer tells him that he’s correct.
The software then generates another problem, followed by another, and
yet another, until he’s nailed 10 in a row in just a few minutes.
