Blueprint Education CEO Doug Covey has a new article up in our Articles section. In it, he offers valuable advice for parents on choosing a distance learning school.

Definitely worth a read for both parents and students.

The state of Utah is home to two free online high schools. One of the schools has a long history, but this fall saw the introduction of a second program. The two schools are:

Utah Electronic High School has a long history – open since 1994 – for an online high school.

Utah Virtual Academy is a new program, but utilizes the successful K12.com program.

In the old days of a couple of years ago, the University of California offered online high schools at a cost. While those days are gone, they do still offer the courses. The kicker is that they do not support the courses. All the information that you need is there, though.

Take a look at the courses that are available.

Primavera Online High School was founded by Darren Creamer. He was interviewed recently by AZCentral.com about what it is like to go to an online high school and the legitimacy of this form of learning.

You can read the interview here.

You can also hear an interview here.

Actually, the film is doubtful, but there is cause for celebration.

2007 was a good year for the Best Online High Schools site. It got off the ground, some featured schools came onboard, and we started getting noticed.

That being said, 2008 is destined to be the year that the site took off. This past week, schools listed on Best Online High Schools hit the 100,000 mark. During the first year, schools received 35,000 hits. The other 65,000+ hits have happened in the last 4 1/2 months.

I am pleased. Even more important, you should be pleased. It means this site is getting noticed. When that happens, more folks want to have their schools featured, thus providing you with more information at the touch of your fingertips.