{"id":72156,"date":"2020-09-11T09:58:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=72156"},"modified":"2020-09-11T09:58:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:58:33","slug":"dc-yet-another-example-of-the-changes-occurring-in-the-learning-ecosystems-out-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/09\/11\/dc-yet-another-example-of-the-changes-occurring-in-the-learning-ecosystems-out-there\/","title":{"rendered":"DC: Yet another example of the changes occurring in the learning ecosystems out there."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<br \/>\n<\/em>Yet another example of the changes occurring in the learning ecosystems out there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/ew\/articles\/2020\/09\/03\/covid-19-fuels-big-enrollment-increases-in-virtual.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>COVID-19 Fuels Big Enrollment Increases in Virtual Schools<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edweek.org by Mark Lieberman<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Florida Virtual School&#8217;s enrollment is up 54 percent year over year for its individual online course offerings and 64 percent for full-time programs. Public schools&#8217; online programs managed by the for-profit provider K12 Inc. have grown from 122,000 enrollments in fall 2019 to 170,000 a year later. Applications to Connections Academy, a virtual school provider owned by Pearson, are up 61 percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/news\/education\/2020\/08\/03\/Pennsylvania-Cyber-charter-schools-enrollment-fill-up-parents-seek-virtual-options\/stories\/202008030012\">filled up<\/a>\u00a0months before it usually starts receiving the bulk of new applicants. An Oklahoma virtual charter school earlier this summer was enrolling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/2b1600ae9484757a8e70f74a560fdcd6\">1,000 students a day<\/a>. Enrollment in virtual schools is also up in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ctmirror.org\/2020\/08\/29\/virtual-charter-schools-spike-in-interest-covid\/\">Connecticut<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gastongazette.com\/news\/20200806\/thousands-enroll-in-gaston-cleveland-virtual-schools\">Ohio<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/education\/local_schools\/virtual-schools-see-bump-in-interest-as-covid-19-pandemic-makes-for-uncertain-fall\/article_10112dd3-e1a0-5ca5-b5ed-b3e054b7ea77.html\">Wisconsin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: Yet another example of the changes occurring in the learning ecosystems out there. COVID-19 Fuels Big Enrollment Increases in Virtual Schools &#8212; from edweek.org by Mark Lieberman Excerpt: Florida Virtual School&#8217;s enrollment is up 54 percent year over year for its individual online course offerings and 64 percent for full-time programs. 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