Baltimore County to Test Online School
posted 7:20 am Tue September 25, 2007 - Baltimore, MD.
Later, the program could be expanded to include other students who need an alternative to a traditional school setting.
Students would take statewide standardized tests and count toward the enrollment figures used to determine the school system's federal aid.
However, Maryland Home Education Association President Manfred Smith says the program gives Connections Academy, which is giving the district its services free for one year, an unfair advantage.
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Information from: The (Baltimore) Sun
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