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State Politics & Online Education

Updates: Washington, Mississippi, Arizona

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Follow the virtual education movement as it confronts state politics as chronicled in the "Liberating Learning Wiki Project." Reports are updated from state capitals by people like you. If you want to be a project writer, email the Liberating Learning editor.

From the Blog Guest Commentary: Jaime Littlefield on '10 Myths About Online High Schools'

Blended learning teacher Jamie Littlefield writes a popular weekly column on distance learning for About.com. Recently, she tried to dispel some of the myths that surround online programs for high school students. "Don’t believe everything you hear about online high schools," she wrote, adding that "by finding out the truth" it is easier to make decisions on what works best for individual...
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:09:00 +0000

Guest Commentary Educational Technology Bill of Rights for Students

Brad Flickinger is a technology integration specialist who teaches technology at Bethke Elementary in Timnath, Colo., and is the founder of SchoolTechnology.org. Recently, he wrote a student's edtech bill of rights that was published as part of the Digital Learning Environment Blog. Taking the viewpoint of a student, Flickinger believes an edtech bill of rights should include: The right to use...
Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:36:00 +0000

Spotlight When it Comes to Virtual Education, School Districts are now Leading the Way

What started as a drip, a school district here, a school district there, has turned into a deluge. From the Oregon Coast to the valleys of Pennsylvania, from the Treasure Coast of Florida to the...


Battleground:
Arizona
The Arizona legislature is turning its attention to the state's booming K-12 online learning environment. And, it seems, no matter what side of the online learning debate you are on, clarifying...


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What we're reading
Center for Eductation Reform
Christina Martin
Cascade Policy Institute
Disrupting Class
Educated Guess|John Fensterwald
Education Next
Educational Technology
Generation YES Blog
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
Jay P. Greene's Blog
Jay Mathew's Class Struggle
Joanne Jacobs
John Watson | Evergreen Education Group
Lisa Graham Keegan
Mark Warschauer
Michael B. Horn
Rick Hess | Straight Up
The Quick and the Ed
Tom Vander Ark
Steve Hargadon