Distance Learning
Ohio Online Learning Program Adopts New Virtual Curricula
The Ohio
Online Learning Program is teaming up with a private partner to deliver its primary source of digital curriculum. The
program,
provided by the Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County,
supplies virtual
learning options to school districts throughout the state.
The program selected Apex
Learning to provide materials and virtual
education options to more than 5,000 students in grades 7-12
this school year in every school district in Ohio. The available
courses
include those required for graduation, credit recovery, advanced
placement and
electives such as career and technical education and foreign languages.
"Our
first priority is to provide districts with
the flexible options and cost savings that they do not currently have
access to
in implementing virtual learning tools," said Jennifer Dodd, director
of
operations and development for the Educational Service Center of
Cuyahoga
County.
Cheryl
Vedoe, Apex Learning CEO, said, "Districts
across the state can have confidence that students using Apex Learning
courses
with our online teachers will experience the highest quality of
instruction."
About the Author
Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.