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Letter: Virtual government
January 31, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
After reading a story in The Topeka Capital-Journal, “Virtual School a Reality,” I had a few thoughts our legislators might consider before jumping in with both feet.
I am in favor of kids having expanded opportunities in the classroom. As a society, we will benefit greatly by raising a well-rounded student. But I am concerned about the social development of a child who spends the majority of his or her educational time one-on-one with a computer and a virtual instructor.
I understand the financial appeal of this option. Reducing the number of buildings, teachers, etc., would be a great savings to the state.
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Charter, virtual school expansion a possibility
January 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
About 200 virtual school students from across the state will descend Tuesday on the Capitol to earn face time with Kansas government.
The road trip for Maize Virtual Preparatory School’s students won’t be the most unusual feature of the day. The simple fact they will be in the same place is extraordinary for students who seize educational opportunity from a computer screen through a distance education model.
“Most of our learning occurs in the home environment with the virtual assistance of our teaching staff,” said Gary Lewis, director of educational outreach for the Maize school district and champion of the virtual school. “This will be a fun way for our students and families to have some time to get to know one another and have some hands-on learning opportunities.”
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Help pick the five biggest Basehor-area stories of 2011
December 20, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment
- Basehor accepts $1 million state grant to extend Wolf Creek Parkway. After the Kansas Department of Transportation in February offered the city $1 million to connect 155th and 158th streets just north of U.S. Highway 24-40, Mayor Terry Hill called the grant a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The city council accepted the grant in June by a split vote, leaving the city on the hook for the remaining costs of the project, estimated at about $260,000.
- Basehor-Linwood schools bounce back on state assessments, ACT scores. Good news about student performance poured in this fall for the Basehor-Linwood school district, as leaders learned that the district had met the federal Adequate Yearly Progress standard after falling short in 2010, graduating students’ average ACT scores had jumped to reverse a sinking trend and state assessment performances had earned the district an all-time high in Standard of Excellence honors. One indicator that did not provide positive news was the district’s graduation rate, which sunk under a new federal rate formula that administrators said unfairly discounted many students enrolled in the Basehor-Linwood Virtual School.
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