Texas House advances expansion of virtual school beyond COVID-19

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The bill passed Friday creates a new pathway for schools to access state funding for online programs going forward, without touching the previous system.
57% : Schools would receive state funding for their virtual classes, although it caps such programs at 10 percent of students in a district.
44% : Some students do perform well in virtual environments, and public schools need to have the capabilities to serve students as parents see fit.
41% : A small number of virtual-only schools have existed in Texas for more than a decade, and schools were allowed to receive state funding for their virtual classes last year under an emergency order from Gov. Greg Abbott, but he did not extend that order to this school year.

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