NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 4 results
Thomas, William R. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
As the 21st century's first decade draws to a close, America's public school students are participating in online academic classes in increasingly large numbers. More than one million K-12 public school students took online courses in the 2007-2008 school year, according to an estimate in a recent Sloan Consortium survey. This represents a 47…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Thomas, William R. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2008
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) state virtual schools are growing, and so should their funding. Since 2005, when SREB first gathered data on the number of middle grades and high school students in SREB state virtual schools, enrollment has gone up sevenfold. For many of these students, access to these courses would not have been possible…
Descriptors: High School Students, Educational Finance, Middle School Students, Virtual Classrooms
Thomas, William R. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2008
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) asked online students in SREB states for feedback about their experiences through a voluntary online questionnaire in spring 2008. This report summarizes more than 2,000 responses and provides insight into what students think about online learning and how courses might be improved. Specifically, the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Online Courses, Instructional Materials, High School Students
Thomas, William R. – Southern Regional Education Board, 2004
Whether new to teaching or an experienced veteran, every teacher needs up-to-date training. How can states provide effective, replicable and scalable professional development to over a million teachers in more than 3,400 school districts in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states? For many years, states attempted to meet this need with…
Descriptors: Internet, Professional Development, Online Courses, Teacher Effectiveness