By KRISTEN CATES, Great Falls Tribune
The idea of a digital or online academy has been batted around for years in Montana as a way to spread educational opportunities across the state for a variety of reasons. Currie said rural school districts with students who want to take an elective course have often been hindered from doing so because their district doesn’t have the money to pay for a teacher for that subject. The other reason is that there are a lot of students, even in the bigger communities, who want to get ahead, so they want to add classes that aren’t taught at their school or are in addition to their regular course load. The Digital Academy became a reality through the 2009 Montana Legislature, with $2 million in federal stimulus funding allocated to it and the support of several different education organizations behind it.
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