The Steilacoom School District in Pierce County plans to enroll students statewide this fall through its online academic program.
The district’s Washington Virtual Academy is operated with a company called Insight Schools, which has a similar agreement with the Quillayute Valley School District near Forks.

Arkansas teachers will get the chance to improve their craft at any time and at any location with Internet access through online professional development training slated to start this fall.
State Department of Education officials said Tuesday that a professional development network known as Arkansas IDEAS (Internet-Delivered Education for Arkansas Schools) will allow teachers to obtain [...]

Monica Sockwell stepped up to the lectern last month to deliver a commencement speech after two years of studying at Grand Canyon University.
She knew almost no one as she looked out at the students. Sockwell, 25, had obtained her master’s degree in special education online from her home in Philadelphia. She had been to Grand [...]

eLearners.com, the leading resource for connecting students with online education, announced today it has forged a relationship with BusinessWeek Online to power an online education directory for its users. The directory offers a comprehensive database of information on distance learning opportunities, including online courses, degrees and certificate programs in the information technology and business fields.
The [...]

TM Net Sdn Bhd (TM Net), the country’s leading broadband internet service provider, Tuesday launched its interactive online education module, B-Smart, as part of its Multimedia in Education Malaysia (MIEM) programme.
The MIEM programme was launched by the company to promote the use of broadband contents and applications in schools.
TM Net chief executive officer, Michael Lai, [...]

Paper ballots - and all their potential complications - were nowhere in evidence as Marriotts Ridge High School conducted its first student government election, using an online computer program called eduBallot.
The program is being used by a handful of schools in the state, said Mark Dubbs, a social studies instructional team leader and student government [...]

MINISTER of Education and Youth Maxine Henry-Wilson says every child must be taught the necessary conflict resolution and social skills to enable them to function effectively in society.
She said students who did not learn the correct course of action in conflict resolution, often grew up to become miscreants.
“I want to see every child in Jamaica [...]

Some Spanish-speaking students in South Texas will have the opportunity to take Mexican high school courses online.
The program was designed by the University of Texas and Mexican education agencies. It will be piloted this fall in the Donna and Edcouch-Elsa school districts in Hidalgo County.
Proponents say the program could help reduce the dropout rate among [...]

Builders, prepare to get schooled: the Florida Home Builders Association is expanding its online education.
The association has partnered with Building Media and the Code College Initiative to offer video training for builders and trades professionals to learn current practices on building codes, energy efficiency, building science, water intrusion and mold.
“The state association is always looking [...]

If courses were better coordinated and marketed, the University of North Carolina could become a major force in online education, says President Erskine Bowles.
The university’s 16 campuses already offer 90 online degrees and 978 courses, but Bowles said the system could rival such online, for-profit schools as the University of Phoenix, which has 311,000 online [...]

Gone are the days of needing a bachelor’s degree in education in order to become a teacher.
Trusted Learning is the only online learning center that puts non- technical experts in charge of their own schools, courses and testing. Trusted Learning ( http://www.trustedlearning.com ) gives anyone with a subject to offer an opportunity to open an [...]

Robin Bundy, who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in IT at Capella University’s School of Business and Technology, has been awarded a Women in Technology scholarship from the Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT).
Capella is an accredited online university and a leader in online education. Bundy decided to pursue an information technology online degree [...]