Online career training is growing – does it work?
Providers are expanding rapidly as employers and learners question whether online credentials lead to stronger job outcomes.
- Interest in career and technical education is booming as students seek alternatives to traditional college, prompting for-profit companies like Stride Inc. to expand their virtual career-oriented offerings in recent years.
- Stride Inc. operates the Alabama Destinations Career Academy, a public virtual school that advertises five career tracks and the opportunity to earn industry-recognized credentials.
- Student outcomes vary significantly: Idaho Technical Career Academy student Mileka Hager earned eight professional certifications, while Cori Space's mother called her Alabama academy experience 'concerningly short.'
- State oversight of these virtual programs varies widely, with some districts providing minimal monitoring of student attendance and performance across their online schools.
- Researchers note there is little data on the effectiveness of online career training, emphasizing that quality vocational education requires verification of student attendance and performance metrics.
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Online career training is growing – does it work? - Seward Independent
Cori Space spent her freshman year of high school in Madison, Alabama, trying to keep up with her coursework while managing her celiac disease and other health problems that her school wouldn’t accommodate.For her sophomore year, her family opted for the Alabama Destinations Career Academy, a public, virtual school that promised a jump-start on an occupation. Run by the publicly traded company Stride Inc., it advertises five career tracks and th…
The Billings Gazette
Online career training is growing – does it work?
The Hechinger Report reports on the growth of online career training programs, noting varied student experiences and concerns about their effectiveness and oversight.
Online career training is growing – does it work? - Stateline Publications
Cori Space spent her freshman year of high school in Madison, Alabama, trying to keep up with her coursework while managing her celiac disease and other health problems that her school wouldn’t accommodate.For her sophomore year, her family opted for the Alabama Destinations Career Academy, a public, virtual school that promised a jump-start on an occupation. Run by the publicly traded company Stride Inc., it advertises five career tracks and th…
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