Industry Reports

Once considered cutting-edge, online public school programs are now widely accepted as a way to meet the needs of a variety of student populations.

• By 2006, it's estimated that over one million students will participate in virtual schooling. (Peak Group)
  
• Virtual schooling will continue to grow over 30 percent annually. (Virtual Schools and 21st Century Skills, NACOL)
  
• Thirty-six percent of public school districts had students enrolled in virtual/distance education courses, according to a 2005 report by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. (NCES)
  
• Seventy-two percent of public school districts in the United States plan to expand distance-learning programs. (Federal government report, 2005)

• Thirty-eight states have established e-learning initiatives. (Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning)
  
• Two and a half million higher education students are enrolled in at least one online class. (Sloan Consortium)
  

Isn’t it time you considered adding a virtual component to your district’s offerings?