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virtual learning

Indiana
May 31, 2018

In the Wild West of virtual learning, an Indiana charter school is opening in an unlikely place — a farm

The Indiana Agriculture and Technology School is set to open in July.

special report

Indiana
October 31, 2017

As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers — but founder’s company charged it millions

The state has set aside more than $62 million over the next two years to keep the school in business.

More grades?

Indiana
February 20, 2017

Schools with lots of transfer students say A-F labels don’t fit

The proposal would give schools a second A-F grade based just on the scores of students who have attended for at least a year.

Series

Indiana
January 5, 2017

Educators step up to the challenges facing Indiana’s underachieving online schools

"Everything that goes on in any other school has to go on in an online school as well."

Series

Indiana
January 3, 2017

Why online learning works for these Indiana kids

Families said the self-paced nature of virtual learning, the lack of social distractions and the ability to learn anywhere, have allowed their kids to be successful