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Sunday, January 05, 2003
ABCs of the Virtual High School - Kathryn Winograd, the Technology Source
The concept of the virtual high school (VHS), in which secondary school students have access to courses online, is fast becoming a widespread reality. According to Clark (2001), 14 states have "a planned or operational state-sanctioned, state-level virtual school in place" (p. i.). Clark estimates that 40,000 to 50,000 K-12 students will become "virtual" in the next year. In this time of national re-assessment of our educational system, what promises and challenges does the virtual high school hold for our students? To find answers to this question, we sought out five emergent leaders in the virtual high school world
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