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Elk Grove Unified to open a virtual school
- 02-25-2010
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By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee
This August a few hundred students in the Elk Grove Unified School District will have their school year delivered to their doorstep in a giant UPS box. The K-12 students will be part of the district's first-ever virtual school. The box will contain grade-specific supplies – books, globes, maps – that students will need to finish a year of school from home. Virtual schooling is gaining traction among California school districts looking for ways to increase revenue and decrease spending. The cyber school could help the district bring back students who have left to attend charter or private schools, and could draw students from other districts, said Anne Zeman, director of curriculum and professional learning for the district. (more...)
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