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Monday, May 19, 2003
Follow-up: Board OKs instruction by computers - From eSchool News staff and wire service reports
...Connecticut Board of Education has ruled there is nothing illegal about a controversial program for at-risk students in Woodbury, Conn., that relies on computers instead of educators for instruction. The May 7 decision was handed down in response to complaints from instructors at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, who argued the state’s Student Technology Education Program (STEP)—a computerized curriculum designed to guide potential dropouts through such core subjects as math, science, and English—violated state law by compromising the need for certified teachers in the classroom....The board continued: “The decision to utilize other resources should not be driven by a shortage or reduction in funding, nor by the employment interests of educators. The primary interest in determining the use of instructional tools must be thoughtful regard for the interests of the student learner.” So far, both the district and its teachers agree the alternative program has improved, with teachers spending a minimum of 10 hours per week with each student and assigning more work.
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