January 6, 2006

Michigan Considers Requiring Online Course for High-School Students

By DAN CARNEVALE

The Michigan State Board of Education approved a new graduation requirement in December that would make every high-school student in the state take at least one online course before receiving a diploma.

The new requirement appears to be the first of its kind in the nation. Mike Flanagan, the Michigan state superintendent of public instruction, said he proposed the online-course requirement, along with other general requirements, to make sure students were prepared for college and for

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