Schools Factor E-Courses Into the Daily Learning Mix

The school district in Notus, Idaho, a town of about 600 residents in the southwest part of the state, is using online courses to offer classes students otherwise couldn't take.
—Joe Jaszewski for Education Week

By Michelle R. Davis

Educators say 'hybrid' approach is taking off because it offers academic classes not otherwise available to many students.

It isn’t a stretch to say that the 200 students at Notus Jr. Sr. High School live far away from the kinds of services many people take for granted. But even in their rural Idaho school, students’ choices of classes include French and Spanish, college-level study, digital photography, and criminal justice.

That’s because Principal Benjamin M. Merrill has created “Pirate Academy,” a roster of online courses that students can take as part of their regular school day.

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