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Students wanting to accelerate their high school education, or make up credits they are lacking can now do so without sacrificing their summer vacation thanks to online summer school. International Virtual Learning Academy (IVLA), an accredited private school, offers 95+ for grades 3-12. Courses can be taken from virtually anywhere there?s an Internet connection. ?IVLA serves [...] [read more »]
Published: 06/03/2009
With the help of the Internet, getting a high school diploma is easier than ever. In fact, many individuals are completing or returning to their high school studies while continuing to work. This is largely because the cost of tuition at some online high schools make completing your diploma affordable, practical, convenient, and simple. Today, for [...] [read more »]
Published: 05/23/2009
More high school dropouts are heading back to class because of poor prospects in a bad economy. It’s tough to find a job right now even for people with college degrees, but what if you don’t even have a high school diploma? But, now virtually anything is possible, even for dropouts. An online program called International Virtual Learning [...] [read more »]
Published: 05/16/2009
Tennessee parents now have an additional option for conducting home instruction of their children. The Tennessee Department of Education has decided to recognize enrollment in the distance learning program of an accredited private school as a means of complying with the compulsory attendance law. One such school that has been verified by the Department of [...] [read more »]
Published: 03/26/2009
Henderson, NV. - From his laptop computer in Henderson, Nevada, James logs into his Forensic Science class, joining more than half a million students across the country who take classes online. His instructor teaches from her home in Reno, Nevada, and other students and teachers are scattered across the U.S. This senior is among a growing [...] [read more »]
Published: 12/06/2008
A great story from HSLDA’s President, J. Michael Smith From the beginning of the re-emergence of homeschooling in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the strongest criticism of homeschooling was that untrained, noncredentialed parents could not provide the quality of instruction needed to match the education provided in public and private schools. To address this criticism, [...] [read more »]
Published: 12/02/2008
At a NACOL symposium, virtual-school students discuss why they left their regular schools in favor of online instruction International Virtual Learning Academy students say they enjoy the flexibility online classes provide. What motivates a growing number of virtual-school students to forgo the traditional school structure and take their classes entirely online? At the Virtual School Symposium hosted [...] [read more »]
Published: 12/02/2008
Homeschooling has been growing at a rate of about 15% each year for the past 15 years. With this phenomenal growth, many distance-learning opportunities have been developed specifically for homeschoolers. Among the more popular distance-education options for homeschoolers are online courses offered directly to homeschoolers, or alternatively, by public and private schools. One of the few Online [...] [read more »]
Published: 11/25/2008
GSN’s Homeschool blog does not endorse, support, or refute political positions, but does work to provide information of value to homeschoolers. This article was forwarded from the Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s president, Michael Smith. Since the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, HSLDA has received more than a few calls from both members and [...] [read more »]
Published: 11/13/2008
From the HSLDA President: Action is needed now to stop a harmful early education bill, H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act. Despite the bill?s seemingly homeschool-friendly title, the legislation is actually yet another ?big government? encroachment into the sphere of education. H.R. 2343 seeks to expand the Head Start Early Home Visitation [...] [read more »]
Published: 09/25/2008