Online in Florida: A New Approach to High School

Florida is leading the technology race by teaching students via a statewide Internet high school, according to the Miami Herald. Florida’s computer-based curriculum, called the Florida Online High School, is free-of-charge to residents. Educators who run the Orlando-based school work with a $6.1 million budget provided by the state, not universities or private companies.

Nearly 6,000 courses are offered online, and almost 4,000 students are enrolled this year. Officials expect that close to 6,000 students will been enrolled in the 8,000 courses to be offered during the 2001-2002 school year.

Visit the Florida Online High School at fhs.net. Information is provided by the NEGP Weekly, a publication of The National Education Goals Panel, www.negp.gov.

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