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04/01/10 — Hope for a Brand New School Option in Maryland Grows Bright!

Senator Katherine Klausmeier’s office stated that House Bill 1362 passed the Rules Committee today and is being forwarded to a standing committee for their consideration. With a near unanimous vote in the House of Delegates(-1), Marylanders can be confident that this is a Law worth having. But, HB1362 must come out of Committee to the [...]

03/30/10 — HB1362 passed the MD House of Delegates!

We passed the MD house now off the the MD Senate! More details to come.
Please start making your calls to your Senators!
Thank you House of Delegates !

02/24/10 — House Bill 1362 Supports Virtual Schools in Maryland

HB1362
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; [...]

03/12/09 — SENATE BILL 1032

Funding Formula to Expand K-12 Online Education:

Re-referred Budget and Taxation & Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Hearing Date & Location:

Date and Time: March 25, 2009 at 1:00 p.m

Location: Miller Senate Building - 11 Bladen St. 2nd Floor on the West Side. Annapolis, MD. 21401

03/04/09 — Baltimore County Parents Push For Online Instruction

A group of Baltimore County parents whose children participated in an online learning program that the school system did not fund this year has formed an organization to push for access to alternative education throughout the state.

02/27/09 — Virtual Instruction as an Option

How many parents do you think know about virtual instruction, we
are betting that there are a lot of parents that do not know that
this is an option for their children.
 
What is virtual instruction?
The program helps each student maximize his or her potential by
combining:

Strong parental involvement of learning at home
Expertise and accountability of public education
Flexibility [...]

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