Article: The online doctorate: flexible, but credible? it's a popular new option for aspiring school system leaders, though questions linger among traditional providers.

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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