By SHEILA RILEY, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
LRN K12 Inc * Top-Rated Company For kids who can’t or don’t want to be in traditional public school classrooms, cyberspace is an alternative — and it’s free. Online public K-12 programs are increasing, says Bill Tucker, managing director of Education Sector, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit education policy think tank. “It’s definitely growing very quickly,” Tucker said. “We’re seeing more students accessing online courses, and more school districts and states offering them.” Programs can be part time or full time. They can be fully online or “blended,” a combination of online and face-to-face. And there’s everything in-between, Tucker says.
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