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Cover Story: Virtual Schools

Competing for the Online Student
As the for-profit sector moves into the virtual school business and more students opt for alternatives to traditional classrooms, public schools work harder to keep and help the online student. By John K Waters

21st Century Schools

Shoulder-to-Shoulder Innovation
An Arizona district won this year’s Sylvia Charp Award because of a revolutionary—and truly collaborative—approach to standards-based curriculum development that it is sharing with the rest of the state. Here’s a look at how they did it. By Jennifer Demski

Assistive Technology

Listen Up!
Classroom sound amplification systems can make a difference in helping the academic performance of almost all students, as well in decreasing the number of referrals to special education programs. By Marty Weil

Departments

  • Our Space: Mutually Assured Learning
  • Here & Now
  • Product Focus: Internet Security
  • Index
  • Drill Down: Online Textbooks

AUGUST 2011 | Volume 38, No. 7 | 44 Pages