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Chicago Sun-Times/AP
Virtual Schools Booming as States Mull Warnings
by Ivan Moreno and Kristen Wyatt
December 16, 2011
Commercial Appeal – Memphis, Tennessee
Report on Proposed Online, or Virtual, School Courses Cites Lack of Regulation
by Jane Roberts
November 18, 2011
Deseret News
Elementary Schools, Colleges See the Value of Online Education
by Sarah Gambles
November 18, 2011
Detroit News
Online Schools a Virtual Waste for Students
by Steven Cook
October 26, 2011
Education Week
Virtual Ed. Advocates Respond to Wave of Criticism
by Ian Quillen
November 23, 2011
Florida Courier
Study Finds Flaws in Virtual Education
by Fcadmin
October 25, 2011
gazette.com – Colorado Springs
GOP Blocks Effort to Review Colorado Online Schools
by Associated Press
November 8, 2011
Huffington Post
Michigan Charter and Cyber School Bills Lack Quality Controls
by Joy Resmovits
November 21, 2011
Idaho Press-Tribune
Let’s Buy Idaho When It Comes to Education, Too
by Travis Manning
December 6, 2011
Kalamazoo Gazette
Cyberschools Need Greater Regulation, Says New Report That Call Them 'Wild West…
by Julie Mack
October 26, 2011
New York Times
Profits and Questions at Online Charter School
by Stephanie Saul
December 12, 2011
New York Times
Online Educators Gaining Both Classes and Critics
by Morgan Smith
October 14, 2011
New York Times
Virtually Educated
by Gail Collins
December 2, 2011
Orlando Sentinel
Florida Virtual-School Options Expand
by Leslie Postell
September 11, 2011
Washington Post
Study Raises Questions About Virtual Schools
by Lindsey Leyton
October 24, 2011
West Orlando News
Study: Proceed with Caution in Virtual Education Push
by Lilly Rockwell
October 25, 2011

Television and Radio

Community Radio For Northern Colorado (NPR)
Report Calls for More Regulation of Virtual K-12 Schools
by Grace Hood
October 25, 2011

Blogs

21st Century Fluency Project
Virtual Learning Acquisitions Shake Up Marketplace
by Staff and Wire Reports
October 26, 2011
Continuing Change
Why Virtual Schools Fail…
by gatorbonbc
October 25, 2011
Daily Kos
Virtual Learning: Clicking Towards the Future of Education
by iTeachQ
October 25, 2011
Mary Manz Simon's Blog
Virtual Schools
by Mary Manz Simon
October 16, 2011
Nancy Bailey's Education Website
The Technology Cheating Problem Is Still a Problem
by Nancy Bailey
August 22, 2019
Online Schools.com
Interview Thursday: Concerns about Online Education Policy with Dr. Kevin Welner
by Michael Lemaire
November 17, 2011
Orlando Sentinel
Online Education Needs Regulation, New Report Says
by Leslie Postell
October 25, 2011
Orlando Sentinel
Wednesday Morning Reads: Virtual School, Smoking in Prison and Pension Issues
by Khaughney
October 26, 2011
Schools Matter
Vander Ark Getting Cranky Regarding Negative NEPC Report
by Robert D. Skeels
November 1, 2011
Shanker Blog
Smear Review
by Matthew DiCarlo
November 28, 2011
Washington Post
Report Details Problems with Full-Time Virtual Schools
by Valerie Strauss
October 25, 2011

Other Web Sources

American Independent
Hochberg: Online Education Business Growing Fast, Without Quality Control from …
by Patrick Michaels
November 1, 2011
Big Think
Time for Virtual Schooling to Grow-Up
by Justin Bathon
October 25, 2011
Bright Hub
The Most Dangerous Threat to Online Education: Government Quality Control
by Sylvia Cochran
December 6, 2011
California Dreamin'
Do Virtual Schools Need Regulation?
by Rob Darrow
October 27, 2011
CQ Researcher
'Virtual’ Public Schools Gaining Students
by Marcia Clemmitt
December 2, 2011
Education News
Study “No Evidence” of Effectiveness of Cyber Schools
by B.A. Birch
October 28, 2011
Flagler Live
Unaccountability and Unproven Quality in Rush Toward Virtual Education in Flori…
by Lilly Rockwell
October 26, 2011
Grantmakers For Children, Youth and Families
Study Raises Questions about Virtual Schools
by
October 24, 2011
Learn the Net News
Is the Rush to Adopt Education Technology Moving Too Quickly in the US?
by Shawn Douglas
October 27, 2011
Mobile Tech Learning
Problems Arise With Virtual Schools
by Ian Usher
October 26, 2011
Mother Jones
Virtual Classes, Real Cheating
by Stephanie Mencimer
October 26, 2011
New American
Virtual Classrooms: an Exit Strategy from Toxic Public School Culture?
by Beverly K. Eakman
November 30, 2011
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