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Cyber Schools Gain Popularity, but Quality Questions Persist

Online Public Schools Gain Popularity, but Quality Questions Persist

02/23/2012

PBS News Hour

Cyber Schools Gain Popularity, but Quality Questions Persist

Clip: 2/23/2012 | 13m 21s

Online Public Schools Gain Popularity, but Quality Questions Persist

Full-time public cyber schools are now an option in 30 states, allowing some 250,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade to press a button to raise their hand and message their teachers. John Tulenko of Learning Matters Television reports from Pennsylvania where the demand for online charter schools is high.

02/23/2012

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