State Review Questions Online Learning In Minn.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A state review of online teaching in Minnesota's K-12 schools is raising questions about its effectiveness for students who take the classes full time.
The Office of the Legislative Auditor released its report of the online learning in the state on Monday. It found that an estimated 20,000 students took at least one online course during the 2010-2011 school year.
The report finds that full-time online students made less progress on standardized state math tests than students in traditional schools, although they generally kept pace with their traditional peers in reading.
It also found that drop-out rates for the full-time online students have increased. In 2009-2010, 25 percent of 12th-graders in online schools dropped out, while in traditional schools it was 3 percent.
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