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This comprehensive guide provides students, teachers, and educators with a road map to the rapidly expanding field of online high schools. Math, science, history, English, even physical education--name the course, and this book will help you find it online. The book features profiles of 113 online high schools with detailed information such as accreditation, tuition, and educational philosophy. An exhaustive index helps readers track down specific courses.

Product Description: A dissertation is the crowning achievement of years of graduate study. But many graduate students struggle long hours with formatting their dissertations properly. This book guides a graduate student, step by step, thorough the process of using Microsoft Word to produce a dissertation that meets the requirements of the student's graduate school -- the first time it's submitted...read more