More than 1,500 young people and their parents are expected to attend " cyberschool" at Dell's Limerick campus on Good Friday.
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Enthusiasts tout cyberschools for their innovative teaching methods and computer technology.
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Cyberschools remain relatively unregulated and concerns have arisen about the quality of education, teacher certification and student performance.
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Hanak said kids love cyberschools because it enables them to learn at their own pace without distractions from changing classrooms or disruptive students.
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In Ohio, the three cyberschools that were tested during the 2002 to 2003 school year similarly did not fare well in standardized tests.
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Dear Editor,The idea of onlineschool can be quite abysmal to some parents.
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Take a class at an onlineschool or local college.
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We wanted to facilitate the students with onlineschool.
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That formed part of the pilot for onlineschool applications presented earlier this year by the WCED.
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Apart from the regular shops offering school books, there are now four onlineschool book suppliers operating in Ireland.
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So far, virtualschool is off to a bumpy start, parents and teachers said.
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Tennessee, for instance, looked at test scores from just 25 percent of the virtualschool's students.
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It rolls an assortment of technologies resembling Skype, Facebook, and Twitter into a virtualschool experience.
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Distance learning may become the new normal -but there are new risks in this virtualschool environment.
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Its long-term goal is to serve as a free, world-class virtualschool "where anyone can learn anything".
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Aside from the two new schools being added, the system includes a virtualschool body that is now at almost 39 000 learners.
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Virtualschools, focused on the education of looked-after children, will run training on such topics.
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Virtualschools already exist in at least 27 states.
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In the meantime, Wagner is holding hearings on the promise and pitfalls of virtualschools.
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Virtualschool attendance has been higher in the first week than in the spring, two teachers said.
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The constitutional protection afforded by the Interstate Commerce Clause makes it difficult for states to regulate virtualschools.
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However, we raise fresh concerns on the sustainability of double-digit growth in Pearson's U.S. virtualschools business, the broker said.
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What should be the admissions rules for virtualschools, so they can teach the type of pupils who would benefit?
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Online virtualschools represent the fastest-growing alternative to traditional K-12 education in the United States, according to the National Education Policy Center.
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Lately, Bush has been heavily promoting virtualschools and online courses, which can save states money but have a mixed track record on student achievement.