Maryland House Bill 1362 proposes the addition of a virtual school as part of the public school system. A virtual school uses the Internet to deliver a significant portion of instruction to students in remote settings (irrespective of weather).
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03/10/10 — Cyber School:Get a Virtual Education at Home WHAG TV Report
Cyber School: Get a Virtual Education at Home FREDERICK, MD - Two Maryland delegates from the four-state region are sponsoring a bill that would give parents another option when it comes to where their child attends school, and the student wouldn’t have to go very far.
02/24/10 — House Bill 1362 Supports Virtual Schools in Maryland
Synopsis:
Authorizing a county board of education, subject to the approval of the State Department of Education, to establish a virtual school in the State; establishing that a virtual school is a public school subject to applicable laws and regulations; requiring a virtual school to provide specified curricular programs to the students of the virtual school; [...]
01/31/10 — How Online Learning Is Revolutionizing K-12 Education and Benefiting Students
Virtual or online learning is revolutionizing American education.
01/28/10 — Wow! Bill Gates point of view of Online Learning
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01/22/10 — Meeting Everyone is Invited
Are you wondering what is going on for the new 2010 legislation year for Virtual Schooling?
Well come to our meeting on Wednesday, January 27,2010 at 6:30pm-7:30pm.
Emerging Minds of Maryland will bring you up to date on what is happening . At this meeting you can get information, share your ideas, and sign up for a [...]
10/26/09 — Cyber schools: It’s time for them to be considered mainstream
By Patriot-News Editorial Board
October 24, 2009, 8:12AM
BY HOPE FRICK
This month she traveled to visit potential colleges as most seniors do.
This article is on her view of virtual schools and the benefits.
10/07/09 — Emerging Minds Back to School Update
We hope you’ve enjoyed the summer and had plenty of quality family time together! Now that school is well underway again we wanted to give you some updates about what Emerging Minds is up to and how you can become involved….
06/12/09 — Eye on Annapolis
Check out the article on EMoM in Eye on Annapolis!
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2009/06/11/an-education-alternative-in-maryland/
04/03/09 — Legislature weighs virtual education as an option for public schools
In the News: Legislature weighs virtual education as an option for public schools. County school board opposes online proposal due to lack of state funding
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