Virtual Charter Schools: A Potential Solution For All Kinds of Situations

• A teenager with Crohn's disease
• A child with an intensive athletic training schedule
• A child whose family travels during much of the school year
• A child with ADHD who has a hard time concentrating in a classroom full of other kids
• A student who wants to cover two years of math in a single school year
• A child undergoing chemotherapy
• A child who enjoys being at home more than being in a school building
• A student in a rural area who has to spend too much time on a school bus


What do all of these students have in common? They're all great candidates for virtual charter schools.

As you can see from the graph, virtual schools have become the fastest-growing trend in education, and this may be the case because it is a good for many students for many different reasons. With virtual charter schools, students can work at their own paces from the comfort of their own homes. They have the support of professional teachers, but they also have their parents right there to help them when they need immediate assistance.

The virtual charter school provides students with the curriculum and materials they need for their courses as well as opportunities to talk with their teachers and sometimes with other students. Some virtual charter schools hold field trips, science fairs, and geography bees. Others have clubs with virtual meetings online.

From Maine to California, students are enjoying the benefits of virtual charter schools.

Why not Nebraska?