SALEM, Ore. – Online public schools in Oregon are ending a year that saw a steep increase in enrollment. The spike follows a move by lawmakers to raise the cap on the number of kids who can get a so-called virtual education. It’s a decision the state’s largest teachers union opposed.
Under the old law, online charter schools had a cap on the total number of students who could enroll. Starting this school year, lawmakers chose instead to allow up to three percent of the students in any public school district across the state to enroll in one of Oregon’s full-time virtual schools.
Todd Miller is executive director of Oregon Connections Academy, the state’s largest online public charter school. Miller says enrollment has grown by nearly 25 percent this school year to more than 3,000 students.
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