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Friday, October 5, 2012

''States Putting Online Schools Under the Microscope''

From Governing.com

''The growth of K-12 online education has been rapid -- enrollment has increased 30 percent each of the last few years. The concept is particularly popular among public-school students in Colorado, Washington, Ohio and Arizona, where 4 percent attend a virtual school full-time, according to Reuters.

States' concerns go beyond test scores. In tight fiscal times, elected officials want to be sure that taxpayer money is being used responsibly, and critics argue there's no way to evaluate the quality of online courses.''

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