As a result of investigating possible reasons behind a lower-than-anticipated state-wide graduation rate, education officials in Idaho determined the cause to be the state’s virtual (online) charter schools, from which it seems the majority of students do not graduate. “This analysis provides the board direction to investigate strategies to help these low-graduating populations improve,” Soltman told the Legislature’s joint budget committee, kicking off a week of education budget hearings. According to an eSchool News report, graduation rates from these schools sit at 36% , which is lower than the state’s schools for at-risk students, who tend to achieve graduation rates of 81% . For comparative purposes, traditional public and charter schools in Idaho tend to achieve graduation rates of just 20% and 36% respectively.
As a result of investigating possible reasons behind a lower-than-anticipated state-wide graduation rate, education officials in Idaho determined the cause to be the state’s virtual (online) charter schools, from which it seems the majority of students do not graduate. According to an eSchool News report, graduation rates from these schools sit at 36% , which is lower than the state’s schools for at-risk students, who tend to achieve graduation rates of 81% . For comparative purposes, traditional public and charter schools in Idaho tend to achieve graduation rates of just 20% and 36% respectively.