State panel OKs enrollment jump for Arkansas online school

(AP) – A state panel in Arkansas has approved a 1,000-student
enrollment increase for an online charter school based in North Little Rock.Arkansas’ Charter Authorizing Panel agreed Wednesday to increase the
enrollment of the Arkansas Virtual Academy to 3,000 students. The move still
requires approval from the State Board of Education.

If approved, the enrollment increase would be phased in over three years.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the online
kindergarten-through-12th grade is one of two online charter schools in
Arkansas. The other is Arkansas Connections Academy, based in Bentonville.

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