Budget cuts could close Missouri virtual school at midyear
The Missouri Virtual Instruction Program, which offers courses to 1,600 students from kindergarten through high school, is in danger of closing midway through the academic year because of state budget cuts. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said the school could remain operational if parents or local districts pay the cost for students to attend. For about half of the school's students, the virtual program is their only school.
Columbia Missourian
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This story published in ASCD SmartBrief on 11/03/2009
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