More High School Students Acquire Online Credits National Desk

Like many other districts across the state, particularly those with high dropout rates, the Houston Independent School District offers these self-paced make-ups to any student who fails a class. [...] questions remain over whether the digital curriculum -- which school districts buy from Apex Learni...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author BRIAN THEVENOT and SARAH BUTRYMOWICZ
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 05.11.2010
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Adolescents
Bulletin Boards
Computers
Core curriculum
Dropout Rate
Educational Quality
Graduation Rate
High School Students
Learning
Native Language
School districts
School dropouts
School superintendents
Secondary school students
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Summary:Like many other districts across the state, particularly those with high dropout rates, the Houston Independent School District offers these self-paced make-ups to any student who fails a class. [...] questions remain over whether the digital curriculum -- which school districts buy from Apex Learning and other providers -- offers the same quality of education as traditional courses.
ISSN:0362-4331