Education
Parents are on board with online public education, survey says
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By BROOKE KANSIER
Capital News Service
LANSING — Webcams and laptops might be replacing no. 2 pencils and spiral notebooks as the school supplies of choice in Michigan. According to a survey by online course provider Michigan Virtual University, 79 percent of Michigan adults believe online courses are a valuable tool for middle and high school students. The survey also outlined interest in the way teachers are trained for these courses, and how districts support them. Many of the state’s educators share these parents’ sense of online importance, offering a variety of online learning opportunities.