Advantages Online Private School is the answer for students living in the Net Generation. With accreditation, we offer comprehensive K-12 curriculum that is delivered 100% online, including Honors, Advanced Placement, High Tech Electives, World Language, and Credit Recovery. Students enjoy a self-paced schedule without mandatory log-in times while letting our teachers do the grading and assessing of work. We also have a full Academic Advisory staff that assists students and their families to meet their academic goals on schedule and to stay in tune with their progress.
Focus School of the Day: Indiana University High School
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Indiana University High School is a distance education program serving the academic needs of high school students and adult learners around the world. Students in the program can choose from more than 100 print and online courses, or earn a complete diploma.
If you are looking for an online high school in Indiana, check it out.
Professional Ballet Dancers in homeschool, distance learning
October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New Laws Take Aim at Bullying
October 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The issue of bullying rose on state legislative agendas this year, with 21 states passing anti-bullying laws—some of which expanded schools’ responsibilities to keep a check on any harassment that goes on among their students.
States set out to write clear definitions of bullying and to regulate school policies and responsibilities in reaction to the U.S. Department of Education’s stepped-up focus on the behavior, renewed public concerns following a series of high-profile student suicides, and an increase in cyberbullying.
The most far-reaching of the new crop of laws is arguably New Jersey’s
, which requires each school to have an anti-bullying specialist and to report incidents to the state.
Laws passed this year by other states vary in their scope and prescriptiveness, reflecting debate about the respective roles of state, local, and federal governments in dealing with school issues like bullying.
But anti-bullying legislation is a relatively new priority, and legislatures are still refining their strategies.
“In 2005, there were fewer policies, and they were all over the place. In 2011, we’re seeing greater consistency. … Some requirements for schools are increasing, and there’s greater specificity about what constitutes bullying,” said Jennifer Dounay Zinth, a senior policy analyst for the Denver-based Education Commission of the States.
States began passing anti-bullying laws in earnest in the early 2000s, according to Josh Cunningham, a research analyst for the National Conference of State Legislatures, also in Denver. By late 2005, 17 states had passed anti-bullying legislation. By last week, only Michigan, Montana, and South Dakota had no such laws, according to the ECS.
In addition to states like North Dakota that adopted anti-bullying bills for the first time this year, many states that already had such laws in place strengthened or revised their requirements for schools this year, including California, where three bills involving bullying were signed into law last week.
Free Online High Schools #4
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I have been posting about free online high schools here, here, and here. So here is #4.
Question: Does the school offer a diploma?
This can be more complicated than one thinks. The general rule is that, if it is a traditional public school or a charter school, the answer is usually yes. If it is a program sponsored by a state department of education, the answer is usually no.
Usually, the SDOEs are providing courses in specific areas like Advanced Placement, foreign language, and the like, in order to provide greater opportunities for students to get into good colleges.
Different types of free online high schools
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Someone just asked me about the different types of free online schools. Click on the link.
Free Online High Schools #3
October 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
How much does it cost?
#3: Is free really free? It depends. Do you have to pay for textbooks? Is there a registration fee? There are a myriad of ways that free does not necessarily equal free. Make sure to ask the right questions.