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 Republic has been putting together an excellent series, which may be continuing. Here's some of what they have so far. Pat Kossan is credited on most of the articles, along with some other reporters. Amazingly, this extensive list doesn't cover all the stories and sidebars, which you can find accompanying most of the articles.
- Arizona online schools are rapidly expanding enrollment
- Arizona taxpayers funding firms to run online schools
- Online schools face questions over quality, effectiveness
- Online credits are not universally accepted
- Regulating online class attendance difficult
- How classes work: A primer on going to school online
- Arizona online school lobbyists aggressive
- District schools cut deals with online education companies
- Arizona non-profit schools' ties to for-profits raise flags
The NY Times ran an excellent article Sunday.
The Washington Post ran an article and some blog posts starting in late November.
- Virtual schools are multiplying, but some question their educational value
- Questions about virtual schools’ effectiveness
- Will Virginia’s first virtual school report separate test results?
- K12 Inc. chief executive Ron Packard paid $5 million compensation package in 2011
It's a lot of reading, with some very important and revealing information about the profitable and often educationally questionable world of online education. I'll try and pull out some of the important points in a later post.
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