Educational Technology

December 11, 2017

Public libraries offer free online high school degree program

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:41 am

By Kristen Sorth, St. Louis American

There are 90,000 adults living in St. Louis County and St. Louis city without a high school diploma. Let me say that again – 90,000 adults. That number was completely shocking and left me wondering about the impact on those individuals, their families and all of us in the St. Louis region. I went looking and discovered some sobering statistics. That number and those statistics convinced me of the importance of a program the St. Louis County Library and St. Louis Public Library launched on October 2. This partnership gives our patrons, 25 years of age and older, the opportunity to enroll in an online high school degree program. The Career Online High School program is a fully accredited online high school diploma and career certification program that features an online learning environment. Several libraries around the country have already implemented it. The program includes academic coaches and support instructors, including an onsite program manager at the library. In addition, both libraries offer access to public computers and free Wi-Fi for all patrons.

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