The Rochester Post-Bulletin has an interesting article today on the growth being experienced in online learning:
Across the nation 1 million students enrolled in online classes in 2007, according to the North American Council for Online Learning. That number has exploded since 2000, when online enrollments were estimated at less than 50,000.
Minnesota currently has 22 certified online schools, coming from 15 school districts or consortiums and seven charter schools. The Minnesota Legislature in 2003 allowed school districts to offer the classes to public and private school students.
In Minnesota, more than 5,000 students take all their classes online.
In other news: Rushford-Peterson District Superintendent Chuck Ehler discusses the pitfalls of weather related closing decisions, and Wilson Elementary in Anoka is one of five schools in the state making a public push to increase the presence of dads in school.
Monday, February 2, 2009
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