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The Star Schools Program is the worldwide online class project
with the collaboration of public and private educational institutions.
Since 1988, this program has provided more than ten million students
with accesses to online educational programs as well as ICT technology
and maintained specialized programs for teachers and school administrators.
This program supported funding for forty-eight worldwide online
class projects amounted $275 million for twelve years. Currently,
the project size is still expanding and participation is increasing.
Through The Star Schools Program, each school and educational institution
can have access to various educational programs including science,
mathematics, algebra, calculation, physics, foreign languages and
technical education. Major target groups of such programs are students
in elementary and secondary education. Students without English
language proficiency or disabled students can also use this program.
Many websites in this program provides creative services for mutual
exchanges to students, teachers and parents. Besides, other education
experts participates in online seminars, group discussion and education
development programs or organizes online committee for exchange
ideas. Teachers can find useful courses materials and resources
offered by the Star Schools Projects.
With the basis of twelve years experience, The Star Schools Program
has grown as an alternative essential educational method to innovate
classical class in schools in the United States. Evaluation data
and reports prove that The Star Schools Program has offered plentiful
opportunities of online education to various kinds of students.
Students, teachers and other evaluators stated that through this
program, learning-teaching methods have been improved and students'
interests and motivation have far more amplified.
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