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Monday, July 11, 2005
Online schools work on bugs - Jennifer Mrozowski, Cincinnati Enquirer
Jack Sauer, a Mason seventh-grader, wakes up, fires up the computer in his basement five days a week and starts his schoolwork without leaving the house - or even changing out of his pajamas. Jack, 13, is one of more than 17,000 Ohio students enrolled in virtual charter schools, which allow students to complete coursework over the Internet. Some virtual students are gymnasts or aspiring singers, whose schedules don't fit into a typical school day. Others have fallen behind or, like Jack, want to work at a faster pace. Though Internet-based charter schools are booming in Ohio, over the past five years, some have experienced problems tracking enrollment and ensuring that their students take state-mandated tests. The state budget bill, expected to be signed today, enforces some of the most sweeping changes to virtual school regulations since Ohio first passed a law in 1997 allowing charter schools.
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