The U.S. Department of Education agreed last month to let the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology accredit distance-education programs. Last year, the committee that ...

Eager to offer more-competitive benefits, Ford Motor Company and General Motors are sponsoring programs that will let employees earn degrees through distance education. Starting this September, ...

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King said Monday that more than $2 million in federal funding will go to six entities throughout Maine to support distance learning and telemedicine programs. In the ...

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“Even from miles away, our online students are fully a part of the Mississippi State community,” said Tracy Craven, associate ...

When Governor Inslee’s March 12 COVID-19 announcement prompted school closures across Washington State, distance learning took on immediate importance. Schools, teachers, parents and students have had ...

Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and ...

Week of Instructional Time: As pertains to an institution’s definition of its “academic year,” the proposed Rule would revise the definition of a “week of instructional time” into two parts: one that ...

The Education Department wants to collect much more information about distance education courses and the students enrolled in them as part of a broader effort to increase oversight of online programs.

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Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will continue distance learning for students during the summer along with targeted intervention services. Virtual learning for students this summer is based on ...