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Chicago Virtual Charter School
The Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS) is a full-time, tuition-free public charter school located in the US state of Illinois. It offers a blend of traditional schooling and online learning, in the sense that students are required to spend one day a week in a physical school building. Learning is provide for grades K-12, via the private partner K12 Inc. Books, materials, and loaner computer systems are provided as needed (although grades 9-12 are taught entirely online). CVCS awards diplomas directly.
CVCS expects that younger students will spend no more than 20-30% of their time on the computer, while higher-level students may work entirely online.
The Chicago Virtual Charter School web site is at http://www.k12.com/cvcs/
References
- "A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning", iNACOL, October 2010, http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/national_report.pdf
- "Keeping Pace With Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice", Evergreen Education Group, 2010, http://kpk12.com/reports/
- Chicago Virtual Charter School web site, http://www.k12.com/cvcs/Italic text