Virtual schools taking off
September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Eastsiders hop on home school bandwagon
September 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Although many families still use traditional methods to home school their children through textbooks and curriculum instruction, other parents have turned to less conventional methods.
Diana Dodson began teaching her daughters through textbooks, but as the subject of mathematics grew more advanced, she turned to the online instruction of iQ Academy. It provides students with curriculum-based learning and provides parents with textbook materials and laptops for their children.
From the comfort of their home, Taylor, Noa and Lohgen Dodson pull out their laptops, sign into their online class, and with a web camera and chat windows, the girls can view their classmates and their teacher as they learn.
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‘iGeneration’ seeks greater education options
August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With online education, students have access to a wide range of unique core and elective courses, and they have the flexibility to learn in their own ways, taking more time on subjects they find more difficult, or advancing rapidly to more challenging material.
The academic strengths of online education have been readily acknowledged in recent years.
Online schools such as iQ Academy Kansas, a public online middle and high school for Kansas students in grades 7 through 12, can be a great way to foster learning in an environment that works especially well for today’s iGeneration of students.
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K12 acquires distance-learning provider
July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
KCDL’s products include Aventa Learning, with more than 140 core, elective and Advanced Placement courses; Keystone School, an online private school for middle and high school students; and iQ Academies, which are statewide online public schools for middle and high school students in six states.
In 2009, KCDL reported revenues of $34.7 million, growing 47.1 percent above 2008.
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