Dropout Meeting Online Learning Student Engagement 
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. Students can apply on a rolling basis throughout the year and complete coursework on their own timeframe. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 1, 2020
When teachers at Cable Elementary in San Antonio couldn’t reach four siblings who attended the school this spring, Monica Williams of Communities in Schools was able to arrange a meeting with them at their grandmother’s house. Williams arranged to meet the children at their grandmother’s. Credit: Monica Williams.
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The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 6, 2020
Related: Teacher shortages force districts to use online education programs. Despite what skeptics say about online courses, Altus administrators insist that their curriculum passes muster. Most Altus classes meet the University of California’s “A-G” course requirements for admission, Altus officials say.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
But this innovation is at odds with a generations-old notion of what school should look like and it is spurring debate of the merit of online schools. The practice of funding public schools and assessing student engagement based on a student’s physical attendance is rooted in this definition and has only reinforced what is an outmoded idea.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2022
“It’s becoming blatantly apparent that the year they spent in remote learning did not allow them to mature properly,” said Thiebeau, who teaches biology and forensics in a room decorated with animal bones and a taxidermied bear head. They’ve got to have a focus on the younger students, on the students who are transitioning to high school.”
The Hechinger Report
JULY 13, 2021
Brown’s virtual students aren’t required to turn on their cameras, so he can’t tell whether they’re paying attention. In person, his classes are fun, and the students engaged: “I relate whatever it is that we’re doing to something closer to real life,” he said. Few speak up. The effects are showing up in test scores.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Richard Del Moro, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, adds that Middletown works hard to make their students “feel good” by providing opportunities beyond academics, including extracurricular activities, athletics, music, and the building environment. Why does that matter? All schools are equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi.
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