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Download full textAlex Molnar Ed. – National Education Policy Center, 2019
As proponents continue to make the case that virtual education can expand student choices and improve the efficiency of public education, full-time virtual schools have attracted a great deal of attention. Advocates contend that this potential for individualization allows virtual schools to promote greater student achievement than can be realized…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Efficiency, Distance Education, Academic Achievement
Alex Molnar Ed. – National Education Policy Center, 2015
This 2015 report is third in a series of annual reports on virtual education in the U.S. It is organized in three major sections: Section I examines the policy and political landscape associated with virtual schooling and describes the current state of affairs related to finance and governance, instructional program quality, and teacher quality.…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Educational Finance
Alex Molnar Ed. – National Education Policy Center, 2017
In the five years since the first National Education Policy Center (NEPC) "Annual Report on Virtual Education" was released in 2013, virtual education has continued to be a focal point for policymakers. Proponents argue that virtual education can expand student choices and improve the efficiency of public education. In particular,…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Public Schools, Traditional Schools
Alex Molnar Ed. – National Education Policy Center, 2014
This report is the second of a series of annual reports by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) on virtual education in the U.S. The NEPC reports contribute to the existing evidence and discourse on virtual education by providing an objective analysis of the evolution and performance of full-time, publicly funded K-12 virtual schools. This…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Educational Finance
Alex Molnar Ed. – National Education Policy Center, 2013
This national study, which comprehensively reviews 311 virtual schools operating in the United States, finds serious and systemic problems with the nation's full-time cyber schools. Despite virtual schools' track record of students falling behind their peers academically or dropping-out at higher rates, states and districts continue to expand…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Educational Finance
Stanley, Christine A., Ed.; Porter, M. Erin, Ed. – 2002
This book offers college and university faculty members and administrators practical, well-established methodologies for teaching large classes. In addition to providing an overview of the research, the contributing authors, drawn from a wide range of disciplines and institutions, also provide advice about the mechanics of large-class pedagogy.…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Instructional Design
