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Public online learning in schools surge in popularity - McClatchy-Tribune
More than a million U.S. students -- about 2 percent -- were enrolled in online K-12 classes in 2007-08, according to a report by the Sloan Consortium, a nonprofit group committed to quality online education. That's up from about 50,000 enrollments in 2000 and 700,000 in 2006. Experts in online education expect the steep climb to continue. Some 12,000 Colorado students -- about 1.5 percent of all of Colorado's K-12 students -- were enrolled in state-certified online programs during the last school year, including full-time students and those taking supplemental courses, according to a Colorado Department of Education report issued in February. (Those enrolled in private online academies or other programs were not included in the numbers.) Online programs are being fueled by improvements in technology and Internet speed that allow for such offerings as live online classes and Internet discussions.
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