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Article: The online doctorate: flexible, but credible? it's a popular new option for aspiring school system leaders, though questions linger among traditional providers.
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- August 1, 2007
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Tom Ward wanted to continue his education, but the rural Missouri superintendent faced obstacles. He lived an hour and a half away from the closest university with a doctoral program in educational administration. His job gobbled up much of his day, leaving little time for a long commute. Plus Ward realized he might make a career move to another locale during the years it would take him to earn the doctor title.
He found a solution in Capella University, an accredited higher education institution run by a publicly traded, for-profit company that offers Ph.D. and Ed.D. degrees through online coursework. When he finished the program in February, his colleagues in ...
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