Additional Reading and Web Sites

Here are links to Web sites and resources that address funding online education programs.

Publications

"Finding Funding: A Dozen Daring Ideas," by Gwen Solomon (Technology & Learning, June 2004: Vol. 24, No. 11)
www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21700262

"Finding Technology Funding," (eSchool News Online)
www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/grants/

"Cyber and Home School Charter Schools: How States Are Defining New Forms of Public Schooling," by Luis Huera and María-Fernanda González (2004) www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/EPRU/articles/EPRU-0401-49-OWI.htm

Pioneering Programs

Florida Virtual School
www.flvs.net

Minnesota Department of Education—Online Learning
www.education.state.mn.us/html/intro_online_learning.htm

Ohio Department of Education-Office of Community Schools
www.ode.state.oh.us/community_schools

Pennsylvania Department of Education—Charter Schools
www.pde.state.pa.us/charter_schools/

Federal Programs

U.S. Department of Education—Office of the Secretary
Office of Educational Technology
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/technology/

"Exploring Virtual Schools," part of the Innovations in Education Exchange Series, is an archived video Webcast of a panel discussion hosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement.
www.connectlive.com/events/virtualschools/

U.S. Department of Education-Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2)
www.ed.gov/programs/edtech/index.html

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