2012 overall grade:2012 overall percentage:
    Florida
    National Average

    2012 Florida Highlights

    • Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is the country’s largest public online course provider in the U.S.
    • Florida has the most online learners in any state.

    Current Strengths and Reform Opportunities

    • Florida has made great strides in creating policies to support online and blended learning that can be further strengthened by policies that support competency education for traditional and online students.
    • Florida’s provisions for funding online students can be expanded to fund traditional students to expand overall student choice and access so that funding processes are the same across systems.

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