Sheer coincidence that only days after I write a blog touting the potential benefits of online education, comes a very well-written piece in today's R-J on the very same subject. Positive article.
The one thing of note in the R-J piece is a quote from Anthony Ruggiero, president of the Nevada Board of Education, who is skeptical of online education.
See this excerpt:
I'm going to take the other side...for many students that cannot function in a traditional public school setting, this is a viable alternative. It is an option for parents to have. And with the state's dropout rate and declining standards, options must be available to parents. I don't see anything wrong with that."But Anthony Ruggiero, president of the Nevada Board of Education, is skeptical whether online education is the same as home schooling, with parents doing most of the work.
He voted against granting charters to Connections Academy and Nevada Virtual Academy because he thought K-4 students were too young for online education. He is also leery of charter schools that are managed by for-profit companies. Charter schools, such as Connections and Virtual Academy, operate as public schools and receive public funding.
"All that money is leaving our state," Ruggiero said."
E.C. :)
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