by Linda Sadlouskos, Basking Ridge Patch
Ridge High School already has been offering free online courses on a pilot basis for the past year and a half. That course list was made available to students who wanted advanced or unusual courses that wouldn’t likely be offered at a public high school, such as very advanced math or language classes. The more limited classes offered this year through Virtual High School will be folded into a much larger program, Educere, for which the school district will be charged nothing for adding to its curriculum. The new program will allow students even to take their required courses online, after obtaining the approval. One of the most popular online offerings is expected to be a half-year course on personal finance that is a state requirement for graduation. Students then would be able to fill the second half of the year either with an elective, possibly online, or a study hall.
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