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Ala. Students Must Take Virtual Class to Graduate

Elisha Maldonado

School Reform News / The Heartland Institute / March 01, 2009

Alabama has a new requirement for graduating seniors: Take an online distance-learning course.The requirement, passed last spring and scheduled to take ... (read more)

Distance Learning Is Advancing School Choice

Jeremy Thompson

School Reform News / The Heartland Institute / December 01, 2007

As important as school vouchers are, the greatest progress toward choice probably isn't taking place in Utah right now. I say this not to minimize the ... (read more)

Virtual Schools

compiled by Michael Van Winkle

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / June 28, 2007

New technologies are changing and improving many aspects of our daily lives, from our jobs to our health, our hobbies, and even how we stay in touch with ... (read more)

Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006

I. Elaine Allen, Ph.D. and Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.

The Sloan Consortium and Babson Survey Research Group / November 01, 2006

The focus of this report is online education. To be consistent with previous work, we have applied the same definitions used in our three prior annual ... (read more)

The State of Online Learning in California: A Look at Current K-12 Policies and Practices

Staff of the University of California College Prep Online Program

University of California College Prep Online / September 01, 2006

The Vitual Revolution: Understanding Online Schools

Randall Greenway and Gregg Vanourek

Education Next / Hoover Institution / April 01, 2006

Clicking Through Classes

Jane Carroll Andrade

State Legislatures Magazine / National Conference of State Legislatures / September 01, 2005

Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Concerns with the E-Rate Program

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee staff

Report / U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee / October 18, 2005

While the federal E-rate program has arguably benefited the nation’s children, this report concludes the program falls far short as an example of efficiency, ... (read more)

Cyber Charters in the Volunteer State: Education Options for Tennessee’s Forgotten

Shaka Mitchell

Policy Brief No. 05-05 / Tennessee Center for Policy Research / October 31, 2005

Distance Education on Rise in U.S., Study Shows

Kate McGreevy

School Reform News / The Heartland Institute / May 01, 2005

A new survey from the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reveals approximately one-third of the nation's school ... (read more)