Lagging in Performance: Pennsylvania Online Schools
There's an interesting article in the New York Times this week about the performance of Pennsylvania's online charter schools along with a graphic of how they stack up individually and compared to public schools. The New York Times focused on K12 Inc., the largest online education provider and concluded, "a portrait emerges of a company that tries to squeeze profits from public school dollars by raising enrollment, increasing teacher workload and lowering standards."
Posted 14th December 2011
So what's on tonight's agenda for a vote? You guessed it- an agreement with an online school!
2. Development Agreement - The Development Agreement and Statement of Work between the Mt. Lebanon School District and the National Network of Digital Schools (NNDS) for the development of (2) on-line Advanced Placement Courses is proposed for approval by the Board. The superintendent recommends approval of this action.
