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Keystone Online School
The Keystone Online School (Keystone) is a private, for-profit, national online middle and high school located in the US. It is a division of KC Distance Learning, part of the private K12 Inc.
It provides an education for atypical learners such as athletes and performers, homebound/homeschooled students,and advanced students who seek challenges not available at their local schools.
Keystone is open to students of all ages. It is licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools and authorised as a diploma-granting institution. There are about 10,000 students. The school was founded in 1974 as a correspondence programme, and has since served more than 200,000 students.
Courses are self-paced and may be taken in any order. High-school-level students can choose between online and (paper-based) correspondence courses; and may mix online and paper-based courses. Courses cost between $129 and $549 each.
The Keystone Online School web site is at http://keystoneschoolonline.com
More Details
Keystone works directly with students, but also offers a range of solutions to public, private and alternative schools.
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- Keystone Online School web site, Italic text
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/