The American Academy

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About K-12 Online Learning

North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL)

NACOL's Top 10 Myths about Virtual Schools

NACOL National Primer on K-12 Online Learning

EducationSector Reports: Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education

Sloan Consortium: K-12 Online Learning: A Survey of U.S. School District Administrators

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Online Learning and 21st Century Skills

Virtual Schools and 21st Century Skills

Learning in the 21st Century

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High School Dropouts

The Gates Foundation: The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts (Executive Summary)

Dropout Factories: A Closer Look at Failing Schools Across the Country

States’ Data Obscure How Few Finish High School

Every 26 Seconds, a student drops out of high school in America.

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Implications for Post-Secondary Education, Employment, and Military Service

Sloan Consortium Report: Online Nation: Five Years of Growth in Online Learning

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy: Is the GED an Effective Route to Post-Secondary Education?

The School Administrator Feature: Accountability for Non-Cognitive Skills

Augusta Chronicle: Back to the Classroom: Dropping Out, Dropping Off

JSTOR: Does a GED Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?

Army Offers $40K Recruiting Bonus to H.S. Grads

Not-Quite High School, GED exams need toughening

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Accreditation

US Department of Education Published List of Legitimate Accrediting Agencies

List of 6 Regionally Accrediting Agencies (including the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools)

What is Regional Accreditation?