Online Learning Update

April 4, 2011

School Budget Cuts Fueling Virtual High School Online Learning Growth

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

by Virtual High School

Virtual High School Global Consortium (http://www.govhs.org) has announced the addition of 17 new member schools in 10 states this semester, bringing their total membership to 770 member schools worldwide. Many of these schools are using Virtual High School (VHS) to provide their students with access to courses affected by budget cuts. “Even though the economy shows signs of improvement, schools nationwide are still experiencing budget cuts,” said Liz Pape, President & CEO of VHS. “In many cases, this has meant schools cancelling low enrollment courses to the detriment of students. The VHS program enables students to take courses that they often otherwise couldn’t access. VHS continues to partner with its member schools through its school-based model of online course delivery, ensuring that no classroom teacher jobs are lost due to membership in VHS. In these tough economic times, I am proud to say that VHS continues to cooperate with public schools, not compete with them or cause the loss of teachers’ jobs.”

http://www.prlog.org/11388828-school-budget-cuts-fueling-virtual-high-school-growth.html

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