New on-line only charter school, Connections Academy, gobbles up New Mexico

New on-line only charter school, Connections Academy, gobbles up New Mexico:

New online-only charter school, Connections Academy, gobbles up New Mexico state

by Danny Weil

This fall public school students across New Mexico could start getting their education completely online by the largest member of the text book cartel, Pearson, out of England.  Pearson also recently bought the GED tests many students take in order to graduate from high school and are buttoning up their takeover of public education at alarming speed.

Education Secretary Designate Hanna Skandera recently approved the New Mexico Connections Academy.  Connections Academy is owned by Pearson as of last year when the giant text book cartel bought the ´business´.  The school still has to get a few more approvals and pats on the back before it opens its retail charter chain operations this coming August. The online ´school´ would be the state’s second virtual charter school retail chain.  Connection Academy, however,  would