Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

10-2007

Publication Title

Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education

Publisher

AACE

Volume

2007

Issue

1

Abstract

During the past five years, virtual schools in the United States have gained popularity and acceptance as viable alternatives to the traditional school system through provisions for charter schools under Title V, Part B, Subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This paper describes the existing federal policies that are driving the online virtual school movement, and how one state, Nevada, has set forth and interpreted specific policies regarding online distance education. In addition, this paper identifies the beliefs acting as the driving forces behind such policies in the United States and discusses implications for other countries also seeking to set forth guidelines for K-12 online distance education programs.

Keywords

Charter schools; Distance education; Education; Elementary; Internet in education; Nevada; United States

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Education Policy | Other Education

Language

English

Comments

Conference held in Quebec City, Quebec, October 15-19, 2007.

Copyright 2007 by Association for Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). [http://www.aace.org] Included here by permission.

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Publisher Citation

Archambault, L., Crippen, K. & Lukemeyer, A. (2007). The Impact of U.S. National and State Level Policy on the Nature and Scope of K-12 Virtual Schooling. In T. Bastiaens & S. Carliner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2007 (pp. 2185-2193). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/26680.

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