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Schools plan to restore elective courses

June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“We now have more flexibility,” said Bart Mangino, principal of Bonanza High.

He had wondered how to be fair in eliminating foreign language classes. He did not want to offer a Spanish III course at the expense of cutting a French III class. So the plan was to tell Bonanza students to take their foreign languages classes over the Internet through the district’s Virtual High School.

Because Bonanza will be able to hire back as many as eight additional teachers, “we will be able to bring back those programs with live bodies,” Mangino said.

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Virtual schooling can save money, help Nevada families

January 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

An innovative and proven form of education is currently saving the tax payers of Nevada millions of dollars.

The public virtual school model is offering quality educations to thousands of students throughout the state.

Students enrolled in virtual public schools attend school from their home or wherever an Internet connection is available, work with state-licensed teachers and are held to the same accountability standards as students in traditional brick-and-mortar public schools.

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New year, new school? Virtual schools ease transition

January 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Educators say many families switching their kids’ schools mid-year are turning to virtual schools like Connections Academy, for a variety of reasons.

First, more families than ever have embraced virtual education in general: Some 2 million American K-12 students now get some or all of their education virtually, according to research firm Ambient Insight. Second, the format of virtual schools eases a student’s adjustment period – and physical transitions for both student and family. Finally, family finances sometimes come into play. Virtual public schools – like all public schools – are tuition free and virtual private schools like National Connections Academy cost a fraction of traditional “bricks and mortar” private schools. Yet they deliver the academic rigor and highly personalized educations that are hallmarks of independent schools. So families with children enrolled in traditional private schools who are struggling to meet hefty tuition obligations often find they can save significant money and still get an independent school-caliber education.

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Tour of Odyssey Charter High School Site

January 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Odyssey Charter High School

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Innocent victims of the recession

December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Last summer, Courtney Speed, then 18, was living with her mother and three younger siblings in a Ford Taurus in the parking lot of the World’s Largest Gift Shop on Sahara Avenue and the Strip. Courtney’s mother thought that because it was so well-lit, they’d be safe.

Social service agencies referred Courtney to the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, where she found housing and enrolled in the Virtual High School, an online school from which she’ll graduate next year. Courtney’s mother, sister and two brothers got some assistance from HELP Nevada for an apartment, where they’re living rent-free through January.

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Jim Clark: Sandoval’s education plan should have Nevada headed in right direction

December 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — What does the future hold for K-12 education in the Silver State? Can Gov.-elect Brian Sandoval implement a plan to improve student achievement and still come up with a balanced budget?

The Sandoval education plan acknowledges that Nevada has the lowest graduation rate in the US and proposes the following measures to improve: (1) an end to teacher tenure and social promotion, (2) a reward system for good teachers and good schools, (3) expanded school choices including virtual and distance learning, (4) local control over funding, (5) a Nevada Charter School Institute to approve new charters, (6) grading of schools as we grade students, (6) reformed teacher licensure laws to allow more professionals to teach, (7) school vouchers, (8) expanded empowerment, magnet, career and technical schools and (9) privatizing non-educational services. Sandoval has tapped Washoe School Board President Estela Gutierrez and Superintendent Heath Morrison for his transition team as well as the president of the Clark County School Board.

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Online Las Vegas High School Attracts Students

November 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

LAS VEGAS — Online schools are growing in popularity especially in Nevada. Enrollment grew by 80 percent from last year to this year for the Virtual High School.

It’s a matter of matching the need and motivation of a student with the right technology and setting.

“I got diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma,” said Dominique Quattrini who was a freshman student at Silverado High School when her battle with cancer caused her to attend virtual school.

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The Animal Foundation, Clear team up for pet adoptions

November 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Clear, a national provider of wireless broadband services, is hoping to change that by donating 15 laptops and 15 high-speed mobile Internet access USB modems to The Animal Foundation, the nonprofit organization contracted by Clark County to run Lied Animal Shelter.

Although Clear has partnerships with schools around the country, including the Clark County Virtual High School, this is the first partnership between Clear and an animal shelter, said Scott Fleming, area vice president for sales at Clear. The much-needed technology will help streamline the shelter’s adoption process, helping the foundation find homes for hundreds of adoption-ready animals.

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Reno teen honored with the Jefferson Award

November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Poudrier, who attends the 8th grade through the Nevada Virtual Academy, was honored as the October winner of the Jefferson Award for her outstanding community service. She says helping the homeless has taught her important lessons about focusing on others instead of herself.

“When you come down here you just think, wow, there’s people that have so much stuff that’s worse than yours, and you need to focus on other people and put people first.”

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E-Learning Industry on the Rise

November 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The for-profit e-learning company K12 Inc. grew 40 percent last year, generating $385 million in revenue by providing virtual courses to 70,000 students across the country.

Connections Academy, another such provider, generated about $120 million in revenue serving up online courses to some 20,000 students. And recently, the education technology company Plato Learning announced that it is now offering online Advanced Placement courses, marking the first time the company will do so as part of its courseware for school districts.

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