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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Don't lock the doors to virtual schools - Patrick Donaldson, Oregon Live
While President Barack Obama is advocating for innovation in our schools, teachers unions and the Oregon Senate are threatening to put a halt to high-quality virtual charter schools through Senate Bill 767. Although online schools are not for everyone, a small percentage of students thrive through online learning as opposed to traditional brick-and-mortar schools. It may be because of serious illness, the need to work to support a family, disabilities, problems with socialization or any of myriad other reasons, but virtual education is the solution for many students when traditional schools are not effective for them.
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