by David Safier Not exactly local news, but significant nonetheless. Two charter schools in St. Louis run by Imagine Schools (ironically named Imagine Academy of Academic Success and Imagine Academy of Cultural Arts) are being closed after a long probationary period granted them by Missouri Baptist University’s Education Division, which was in an oversight position. … Read more
by David Safier Online schools have taken a major hit from the media lately, most notably in the Arizona Republic (excellent series of articles), the New York Times (the most scathing analysis) and the Washington Post. Here's an overview of their findings. But brick-and-mortar charter schools have not escaped unscathed. The Miami Herald has a … Read more
by David Safier The Arizona Republic has published something like two dozen articles and sidebars about online education recently, and more keep coming. Kudos to Pat Kossan and the other reporters for their investigative work. The Washington Post has written an article and numerous blog posts. The New York Times published the most damning of … Read more
by David Safier I promised yesterday to summarize the growing number of articles about online/virtual schools. I'm planning to keep my promise. But first, I see I got a mention on a Washington Post blog, Virginia Schools Insider. Emma Brown, who is one of the two writers on the blog, is also a co-author of … Read more
by David Safier I've been trying to sort through a bunch of good, new online articles critical of online/virtual schools. It's taking awhile. So while I try to pull out the most important information for a later post, here's a list of recent articles, for those of you who might want to dig themselves. The … Read more