Discussions

Your Name and Title: Dina Ghobashy - Education Technology Consultant

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Co-Presenter Name(s): n/a

Area of the World from Which You Will Present:  San Francisco, CA, United States

Language in Which You Will Present: English

Target Audience(s): K-12 Educators, Organizations 

Short Session Description (one line):

Virtual Schools could offer a solution to equitable access to quality education

Full Session Description (as long as you would like): 

In developing countries, public education systems, which enroll about 90 percent of all primary and 70 percent of all secondary students, face multiple challenges from overcrowded classrooms, lack of an incentives structure to shortage of qualified teachers and resources.  These problems are expected to become more serious with the projected dramatic increase in the demand for schooling during the next decades.  This presentation introduces virtual schools and the promise they hold in alleviating some of the current public education systems problems in achieving access and quality for all.

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