Online and Blended Program Growth
During the past year K-12 online and blended learning programs have continued
to evolve. As of late 2011, online and blended learning opportunities
exist for at least some students in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
While online charter schools and state virtual schools have continued to
grow, relatively new forms on online learning such a single-district and multidistrict
programs expanded even more rapidly. Most of these schools blend
online and face-to-face instruction because they serve local students.
Predictably, due to the custodial aspect of traditional schools, blended