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….
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Posts Tagged ‘Virtual Instruction’
03/24/09 — Parents Push For Online Learning
Emerging Minds of Maryland featured on WBALTV speaking out on why virtual instruction should be a public school option for all Maryland Families.
03/17/09 — Two New Bills Help Lay the foundation for Virtual Instruction in the State of Maryland
Emerging Minds of Maryland announces their support of two new bills paving the way for virtual education as a public school option.
These two bills lay the foundation for bringing virtual instruction as an option for all families across the state of Maryland.
03/16/09 — HOUSE BILL 1543
House Bill 1543: Education – Public Schools – Virtual Schools
Synopsis:
Authorizing the State Department of Education or a county board 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; requiring a virtual school to provide specified materials and access to technology to the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the virtual school; etc.
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
03/07/09 — Online schooling in Maryland, part deux6
Got an interesting call related to the online learning advocacy group I wrote about earlier this week.
Maryland Senator James C. Rosapepe filed a bill today titled “Funding Formula to Expand K-12 Online Education,”
03/05/09 — Magnet School - Did your child get in?
Why Bonnie Wesselhoff chose virtual instruction for her children.
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 [...]
Inspire Change
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