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Monday, July 14, 2008
The new class: Local districts leading the online learning trend - Nolan Rosenkrans, Winona Daily News
The gravel road, the puppies gated in the yard and the horses grazing in the distance are tell-tale surroundings of a rural Winona County home, not a school. But for Lisa Douglas, that scene describes both, all in one place. Between morning chores, such as tending goats and restocking firewood, Douglas’ 12-year-old daughter, Trianna, and 9-year-old son, Quentin, study history assignments and read about immigrant families. Like millions of others their age, Quentin and Trianna are home-schooled, but their method of learning separates them from most others and links them with a growing number of children taking part in a relatively new form of education: They are online students.
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