Catalyst Julie Young | President and CEO | Florida Virtual School for REFORM Online Learning
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“ You’ll learn a wide range of subjects quickly and at a time of day that suits you; …more like playing an electronic game. 1981
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“ The bottom line is that states will not fully recover from this recession until late in the decade. National Governor’s Association, The State Fiscal Situation: The Lost Decade, 2009
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Alliance for Excellent Education, The Online Learning Imperative, June 2010
“ We can’t just recruit our way out of this challenge.
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? Catalyst Julie Young | President and CEO | Florida Virtual School for REFORM Online Learning
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“ It all becomes about the adults. Michelle Rhee