Online Education News Archive
20-Oct-2006
Dewhurst: Mandatory drug tests needed for HS athletes (Dallas Morning News)
AUSTIN ? Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called Thursday for mandatory, random testing of all Texas high school athletes for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, saying a testing program is needed to protect students from the dangers of such drugs. Ahead of the Bell: ECollege.com (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
ECollege.com Inc.'s announcement that it may sell struggling enrollment division Datamark Inc. received praise by one analyst. High schools provide online education (BG News)
By Eunnie Park MCT HACKENSACK, N.J. - John Botto can take his psychology class at 3 a.m. on a Saturday. He's never met his classmates, who live as far away as South Africa. And if he wants to ask his teacher a question? "You have to do it through PT - private thread," said the 16-year-old, scrolling through the confidential messages on his computer screen.
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