by Blackboard, Inc.
The number of high school students who are taking online classes has nearly doubled since last year, according to a survey report from Project Tomorrow® and Blackboard Inc., but demand continues to outpace the opportunities currently available in K-12 schools and districts. Twenty-seven percent of high school students and 21 percent of middle school students reported taking an online class for school or personal reasons in 2009, up from just 14 percent and 16 percent, respectively, in 2008. However, those percentages are far short of meeting student demand, with over half of high school students and nearly as many middle school students citing the availability of online classes as part of their ideal school experience.
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