Online Program Gets 3 More Years In Aurora
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's state education board has given an online-traditional school hybrid more time to show it can help Denver-area students.
Aurora's school board voted last month not to renew its agreement for HOPE Online Learning Academy to operate centers in the district where students follow an online curriculum and work in person with teachers. HOPE appealed to the state board and brought dozens of parent and student supporters to a meeting Thursday at which Aurora's denial was overturned in a 7-0 vote.
Aurora officials are concerned about student achievement and question the HOPE program's rigor. Board members acknowledge HOPE needs to improve, but say its relationship with parents and students also is important.
The board gave HOPE, which also operates elsewhere in Colorado, three more years in Aurora.
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