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State report: virtual public schools underperform in growth metrics, board seeks enrollment and intervention data
Summary
Tennessee Department of Education presented the 2023-24 annual report on public virtual schools, noting that a majority of virtual schools scored in the lowest growth level and that additional enrollment and longitudinal intervention data will be provided to the board on request.
The Tennessee Department of Education presented its 2023-24 virtual education program report on Aug. 7, telling the State Board of Education that public virtual schools in the state continue to underperform on growth measures compared with traditional brick-and-mortar schools.
Lexi Harless, policy and research analyst at the department, summarized the report and answered board questions. "Public virtual schools are also held to the same rigorous standards as traditional brick and mortar public schools and are funded in the same manner," Harless said, adding that state law gives the commissioner authority to recommend closure or enrollment caps for virtual schools that score at the lowest growth level for…
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