Raising Awareness for Educational Options Because Every Child Deserves a High Quality Education
A great publication for parents! The Education Policy Center has recently released a great publication for parents entitled Choosing a Colorado Online School for Your Child by Ella Peterson, Research Associate and Pamela Benigno, director, Education Policy Center. Colorado currently has 46 full-time online programs and each program offers something different. Learn about what a [...]
There are so many above and beyond teachers that my family has had the pleasure and opportunity to work with over the years in Colorado Virtual Academy. Our Colorado Virtual Academy Teachers ROCK! Sometimes you come across teachers who impact your student’s life in a very special and meaningful way. This shout-out is so long overdue, [...]
On Monday, the Independence Institute and the Donnell-Kay Foundation co-sponsored a discussion focused on shaping a legislative vision for Colorado online education. The event was facilitated by Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and co-facilitated by Amy Anderson, Assistant Commissioner of Innovation and Choice, CDE and Randy [...]
January 22-28: Join thousands of school choke supporters in celebrating the 2nd annual National School Choice Week. Help in the movement to make high quality education options available to every single child! Check out National School Choice Week to see how you can make a difference. As of today there are 364 events going on [...]
This is a podcast worth listening to or revisiting if you’ve already heard it. It’s a 13-minute podcast that aired on October 25, 2011. Ben DeGrow, Senior Policy Analyst at the Independence Institute interviews Michael Horn, digital learning expert and Executive Director of the Innosight Institute. It’s not a question of getting rid of a [...]
Alisa Hug is sharing her virtual school experiences with us today. Alisa, aka Lisa, is Mom and Learning Coach to 2 children in grades 6 and 8 who are enrolled in their first year with Georgia Connections Academy. Enjoy Lisa’s story as she shares about her 4 years with Colorado Virtual Academy and 1 ½ [...]
Today’s highlight is from an OHVA family. Please help me welcome a good friend, Christine Beard, who shares her story of how Ohio Virtual Academy helped her daughter succeed when the traditional public school could not meet her needs and living in a rural area was an obstacle to overcome. When my youngest daughter started [...]
Today Tillie Elvrum shares her virtual school journey with us. Tillie’s 15 year old son J.D., is a 9th grade Colorado Connections Academy student. Tillie is a good friend of mine and a passionate supporter of virtual schools and choice in education. Tillie is an active and valuable contributing member of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families [...]
Today, our Highlight of a Virtual School Family comes from the state of Washington. Nico’s mom and I met several years back through my work with the National Coalition for Public School Options. Nicolas is 7 years old and in his third year attending the Washington Virtual Academies (WAVA), an online public school. Nico’s mom makes [...]
Today our virtual school family comes to us from Arizona. Amy Johnson is a fellow blogger and author of The Adventures of JAMC. Amy shares some great posts on her blog about School Successes as well as School Troubles. Today Amy shares about her experience with the virtual school, Arizona Virtual Academy, where both of [...]
Today’s highlight is of a Colorado Connections Academy family. Kathy enrolled her oldest, John, in Connections Academy 4 years ago, and this year he is a senior. My family has known John and his family since 2007 through the Civil Air Patrol. I am very proud of John and all of his accomplishments, especially for [...]
Happy New Year to all of my readers! Wishing you all a very happy and healthy 2012!
The Festival of Lights is the celebration of the victory of the Maccabees and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned for 8 days, hence the eight days of Hanukkah. To commemorate this miracle, we eat “oily” foods on Chanukah, like fried potato pancakes called “Latkes” [...]
Long time school choice advocate, Wendy Howard, shares her story of virtual schooling with us today. Wendy’s daughter, Jessica, shares her mom’s passion for supporting choice in education, and when Jessica was just 7 years old she started a petition in Florida to urge legislators to remove the prior public school requirement before attending a [...]
A Disney Show wouldn’t be complete without Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, and Goofy, who opened the show for Toy Story 3. Disney On Ice Toy Story 3 was a magical, fun, family night with one of our all-time favorite characters from a long time loved movie. The skating was superb, the story line, although at [...]
I am very excited about today’s guest, Sarah DeHerrera. Sarah has been a Learning Coach with Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) for 4 years, and she is an esteemed Board member at Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families. Sarah is a friend and an advocate for virtual schools and choice in education; she gives of her time [...]
Today, I’m excited to intorduce you to Karin Piper. Karin is author of Charter Schools: The Ultimate Handbook for Parents, founder of Parent Led Reform, and a huge supporter of parents’ rights to choose the best public school option for their child. Karin’s 12-year old son is enrolled in his first year with Colorado Calvert [...]
Highlight of a Virtual School Family is a series which I will be running for several days. I value choice in education and parents’ rights to access the best public school option which meets their child’s individual learning needs. One public school option, virtual schools, has delivered a high quality, personalized education to thousands of [...]
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