According to KPK12.com, more states are implementing measures that require students to take virtual classes.
In 2014, “state virtual schools exist in 26 states as of fall 2014-one more than last year.”
Many states are moving towards mandating virtual education because students will likely be required to take a virtual course or two should they decide to attend college.
For instance, take Florida. KPK12.com notes that as of 2014, “Florida is the first state in the country to legislate that all K-12 students will have full- and part time virtual options, and that funding will follow each student down to the course level.”
Florida’s virtual school had over 400,000 enrollments in 2014, a number that is likely to at least maintain.
Another state in the south that’s primed to join the virtual party is Alabama. Lawmakers recently passed a bill “that requires each of its districts to provide virtual courses for high school students by the 2010-2017 school year.”
An issue that some states face when choosing whether to require virtual courses is the provider. What, if any, providers are available for local school districts to use?
For Alabama, the choice was easy as the state has selected Odysseyware, “an innovative, multimedia-enriched online curriculum.”
Jeff McClure, Director of Alternative Learning at Pike County Schools, took special note of Odyseeyware’s flexibility.
“Odysseyware provides flexibility outside the structure of a school master schedule,” McClure said.
In operation since the early aughts, Odysseyware continues to grow and expand its efforts to “meet the needs of 21st Century Learners…”
For more information on Odysseyware and services the company offers, please visit www.odysseyware.com.
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