Williams said the bill, which has been amended four times since Steinberg introduced it in February, aims to provide “standards of quality control as a movement to online education happens.” “It’ll happen anyway — let’s set controls,” Williams continued. “Steinberg doesn’t want to undermine local control. He wants to bring the quality control to scale.” … However, it remains to be seen whether such public-private partnerships will save money. A recent San Jose Mercury News report questioned the cost advantages of the San Jose State/Udacity partnership, explaining that participating students at an Oakland charter school had to be issued laptops and required significant hands-on instruction. A formal study on the partnership is currently underway.

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by Whitney Phaneuf, The East Bay Express.

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