States boost access to online education

A new survey intended to evaluate online-learning policies and practices from coast to coast reveals significant growth in state and district support for this instructional model at the K-12 level. At least 25 states now lead statewide online-learning initiatives, according to the survey, which is a dramatic increase from the 15 states driving programs only a year ago. For the annual survey, conducted by e.Republic's Center for Digital Education (CDE) and titled "Online Learning Policy and Practice Survey: A Survey of the States," education officials from 44 states provided insight into the status of online learning in their states.