The editors of the fifth edition of Technology Counts 2002: E-Defining Education, praised the growth in online classrooms, but warned that the quality of such programs must be monitored.

“E-learning is poking holes in the walls of the traditional American classroom and giving students unprecedented access to challenging course and academic material,” says Virginia B. Edwards, the editor and publisher of Education Week. “But there are still problems and unanswered questions about this way of teaching and learning. And one of the chief concerns is ensuring the quality of online courses.”

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She was one of 18 students at a Relevant Academy test session last semester. This fall, it will serve up to 120, including Cox.

It’s part of an exploding trend of online education for high school students.

Lansing and Waverly offer online options for kids who have dropped out or gotten behind. Holt will start an online learning program this fall. Eaton Rapids is making an effort to target home-schoolers with a laptop-based high school curriculum.

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As technology changes and evolves, the world of education and teaching will undoubtedly change. Teachers across the country must stay ahead of the curve.

Although some teachers and the unions see school choice as foreboding for the public school outlook, school choice encompasses empowerment for the parent to choose an environment that employs teachers in all arenas. A new era has been ushered in for education. Once limited to rigid traditional school terms and schedules, teachers are employed in traditional public schools, charters, private schools, religious schools, and online schools just to name a few. Educators will in turn have choices themselves when deciding when, where and how to teach kids.

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Representatives will be at the Lake Park-Audubon High School from 8:30 to 9 a.m., the Detroit Lakes High School from 9:30 to 10 a.m., the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth High School from 10:45 a.m. to 12:22 p.m. and the Barnesville High School from 2:40 to 3:10 p.m.

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Some of the report’s top ideas include:

• Sustaining the ACT ND scholarship program, which provides students with up to $1,500 per academic year to attend a North Dakota college.

• Creating a “Virtual High School for Scholars” to offer online dual credit and advanced placement opportunities.

• Improving academic advising in both high school and college.

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