Removing the Barriers: Virtual Schools and State Regulations
Digital learning is becoming increasingly popular across the country. However, some states have implemented regulations that have hindered the movement’s progress, barring access to online education for hundreds of thousands of children.
In December, the Pioneer Institute held an event and released a publication, Virtual Schools, Actual Learning: Online Education Becomes A Valid Option, introducing online learning and its implementation across the country and in Massachusetts.
The forum, “Removing the Barriers: Virtual Schools and State Regulations,” is a follow up to that event and report. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP asap to Brian Patterson at 617-723-2277, ext. 217 or bpatterson at pioneerinstitute.org. Find details about the event below, or on the Pioneer Institute’s event page.
When: Thursday, March 1, 2012 — 3:00 – 5:15 pm
Where: Omni Parker House, 60 School Street, Boston
Who: The keynote address will be delivered by Susan Patrick, President and CEO of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), the leading voice for the emerging field of online and blended learning. She is the former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. This event is co-sponsored by Pioneer Institute, Florida Virtual Schools, Democrats for Education Reform, and the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) at Harvard University. A panel discussion will follow, featuring Julie Young, President and CEO of Florida Virtual School.
