By Laura Weber
More K-through-12 schools could soon open virtual doors online in Michigan. The state Senate is expected to vote on a cyber-schools expansion bill this week.
The bill would allow for more cyber schools in Michigan. Peter Spadafore with the Michigan Association of School Boards said the cyber-school model has not been around long enough to be proven successful for teaching kids.
"There's a reason the model of teachers in classrooms has been used for so long by in large it's very successful and you get individualized attention."
Spadafore said it makes sense to take a blended approach to teaching kids online and in the classroom. Parents of students who are enrolled with cyber schools say they needed more education options in districts where the traditional public schools were failing.
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More K-through-12 schools could soon open virtual doors online in Michigan. The state Senate is expected to vote on a cyber-schools expansion bill this week.
The bill would allow for more cyber schools in Michigan. Peter Spadafore with the Michigan Association of School Boards said the cyber-school model has not been around long enough to be proven successful for teaching kids.
"There's a reason the model of teachers in classrooms has been used for so long by in large it's very successful and you get individualized attention."
Spadafore said it makes sense to take a blended approach to teaching kids online and in the classroom. Parents of students who are enrolled with cyber schools say they needed more education options in districts where the traditional public schools were failing.
© Copyright 2010, MPRN