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The ''Michigan Virtual School'' ('''MVS''') is a state virtual | The ''Michigan Virtual School'' ('''MVS''') is a state virtual resource founded in 2000. It is located in the state of [[Michigan]], [[US]. | ||
MVS had 15,000 course enrollments in 2009-10. | MVS had 15,000 course enrollments in 2009-10. | ||
MVS works in partnership with schools to provide online learning options that supplemen what is currently being offered at the school. It targets schools in its advertising, offering to [http://www.mivhs.org/Home/Administrator/AdministratorFAQs/tabid/391/Default.aspx expand curriculum, and save money and resources]. | |||
Revision as of 23:12, 4 September 2011
The Michigan Virtual School (MVS) is a state virtual resource founded in 2000. It is located in the state of Michigan, [[US].
MVS had 15,000 course enrollments in 2009-10.
MVS works in partnership with schools to provide online learning options that supplemen what is currently being offered at the school. It targets schools in its advertising, offering to expand curriculum, and save money and resources.
The Michigan Virtual School web site is at http://www.mivhs.org.
More Details
MVS is a "private, nonprofit Michigan corporation" funded by annual legislative appropriations, course tuition, and private grants. Its parent organisation is Michigan Virtual University (MVU), an unusual arrangement.
In 2006, the Michigan Legislature was the first in the nation to pass a requirement that students have an "online learning experience" before graduating
References
- Michigan Virtual School web site,http://www.mivhs.org.
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
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