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fully online public schools opposition

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  • Half a million American children take classes online, with a significant group, like the Weldies, getting all their schooling from virtual public schools.
    • Lisa Martin
      Lisa Martin on 03 Jun 12
       
      I didn't realize this many children in America were already taking online classes.
  • Florida Virtual School, the largest Internet public school in the country, more than 50,000 students are taking courses this year
  • About 90,000 children get their education from one of 185 such schools nationwide.
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  • full-time online charter school like the Wisconsin Virtual Academy
  • opposition from some educators, who say elementary students may be too young for Internet learning, and from teachers, unions and school boards, partly because they divert state payments from the online student's home district.
    • Lisa Martin
      Lisa Martin on 03 Jun 12
       
      My charter school faces the same opposition.
  • Legally, they are considered public school students, not home-schoolers, because their online schools are taxpayer-financed and subject to federal testing requirements.
  • They are publicly financed, mostly elementary and middle schools.
  • ''That's what I love most about this curriculum,'' Mrs. Weldie said. ''There's no reason for Isabel to practice counting if she can already add.''
    • Lisa Martin
      Lisa Martin on 03 Jun 12
       
      True individualization of instruction.
  • Lisa Martin on 03 Jun 12
     
    This article discuss fully online public elementary schools and the opposition from school districts.
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