Virtual School Meanderings

This news item out of New Zealand came across my electronic desk a few days ago. Issue: Volume 105, Number 8 Posted: 18 August 2026 Virtual learning networks are helping schools overcome distance, staffing and subject availability challenges, giving students greater choice while keeping them connected to their local school communities. Think back to 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic. Schools were scrambling to put learning online, and teachers were thrust into mastering the art of online teaching.

The second of two items from one of my open scholarship networks. Michael, we found more citations of your work last week ResearchGate GmbH, Invalidenstr. 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany. Imprint. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The actual citation, which may be of interest, was: Description – Although virtual schools remove traditional attendance-zone boundaries, they do not necessarily eliminate the geographic inequalities students bring with them.

The first of two items from one of my open scholarship networks. Michael, we found more citations of your work last week ResearchGate GmbH, Invalidenstr. 115, 10115 Berlin, Germany. Imprint. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. The actual citation, which may be of interest, was: Mustafa Kemal Şen Kürşat Cesur Tatyana Mikhailova Abstract – Internationalization in higher education has traditionally been framed through physical mobility and academic travel.

August 31, 2026 Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 11:05 am Tags: blended learning, book, cyber school, education, high school, K-12 online learning, virtual school Online learning should—and must—be part of the educational portfolio.

New articles in my profile An item from one of my open scholarship networks. M Rice, M Barbour – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2026 Educational technologies such as AI and instructional modalities including online and distance learning might be seen as ways to address needs of multilingual learners and/or provide social/emotional learning support. We suggest that such … This message was sent by Google Scholar because you’re following new articles in your profile. No comments yet.

EDEN DLE Newsletter – August 2026 An item from our European colleagues that may be of interest to some of my academic readers. We invite you to register for the EDEN Digital Education Leadership Academy (DELA) — an inspiring learning and networking opportunity for professionals shaping the future of digital education.

August 31, 2026 Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 5:00 am Tags: Connections Academy, cyber school, education, high school, Pearson, PSO, virtual school A series of corporate alerts from Pearson themselves. #1 Pearson plc has published a new announcement / press release. 28 Aug 2026 Teachers Get AI-Ready for the New School Year with Pearson This service is brought to you by #2 Pearson plc has published a new regulatory announcement.

Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 4:00 am Tags: cyber school, education, high school, K12 Inc., LRN, Stride, virtual school The alert for K12, Inc./Stride Inc. from this past Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. LRN NEWS Stride (NYSE: LRN) insider corrects prior stock trade LRN Stock Data. Market Cap 3.55B. Float 40.00M. Industry Education & Training Services. Sector Services-educational Services. Website Link. Country … LRN NEWS

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August 30, 2026 Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 12:01 pm Tags: cyber school, education, FutureMakers, high school, New Zealand, virtual school An item for my Kiwi readers. FutureMakers Newsletter 28 August 2026 Focus on digital technologies in schools Tēnā koe Michael This week I’m focusing on the controversial issue of the use of digital technologies in schools – and the call for bans on social media.