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Online Schools

Posted Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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Twelve times as many Ohio school kids get their education online than in 2000, ranking Ohio second in the nation, just behind Arizona. What kind of education are those 30,000 students getting? We seek to learn more about virtual schools here and why they're growing so fast.

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Education

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Molly Bloom, Reporter, State Impact Ohio
Patrick O’Donnell, Reporter, The Plain Dealer
Mark Curtis, Coordinator of Online Programs, Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County
Matt Wicks, COO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning

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Online schools enroll thousands of Ohio students
Online schools get millions in public support
State Impact Ohio

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