Distance Learning in Alabama

The State of Alabama is investing $11 million to equip all its high schools with distance learning technology. The State Superintendent of Education expects the installation to be complete statewide by the beginning of the next schol year. Superintendent Joe Morgan notes that rural high schools will be able to offer the same high-level courses as their urban counterparts. In some cases, distance learning will be used to teach basic curriculum in schools where teachers for those courses are unavailable.

Distance Learning Promotes Equality
IQity was founded on the principle that distance learning levels the playing field for students, removing barriers of geography or social and economic condition. As Alabama's action shows, a distance learning program can also solve problems for schools in which budget or other constraints limit their ability to hire the teachers they need.