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Monday, February 4, 2013

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

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