April 8, 2005

Rural S. Dakota High-School Students Mob University's Distance-Education Courses

By DAN CARNEVALE

Distance education has become so popular for high-school students in South Dakota that the Legislature passed a law giving priority to school districts with the most need.

Northern State University runs a distance-education program for the state's high schools through a videoconferencing system. It lets students take upper-level high-school and advanced-placement courses at their high schools during the day.

Called the Center for Statewide E-learning, it was intended to help

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