The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS) in New Hampshire, US, boasts around 200 full-time primary and high school students and many millions part-time students from traditional schools throughout the state who take online VLACS courses as they like. Schools such as VLACS are part of a nationwide boom, with the number of full-time virtual schools growing from a handful a decade ago, to more than 450 today with more than 260,000 full-time students and about 10,000 of part-timers. The schools are particularly suited to students with strong sporting commitments, or who live in rural areas.
The Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS) in New Hampshire, US, boasts around 200 full-time primary and high school students and about 10,000 part-time students from traditional schools throughout the state who take online VLACS courses as they like. Schools such as VLACS are part of a nationwide boom, with the number of full-time virtual schools growing from a handful a decade ago, to more than 450 today with more than 260,000 full-time students and many millions of part-timers. The schools are particularly suited to students with strong sporting commitments, or who live in rural areas.