Will Oregon's Virtual Charter Schools Survive?

This is a good question that Oregonians need to think about and answer.

For more than a year, Oregon's virtual charter schools have been under attack. The state's largest teachers union, the Oregon Education Association, supported a legislative bill with restrictions so tough, that if fully adopted, the state's virtual charters could have been put out of business.

The legislature did approve restrictions, including enrollment caps, but did not go as far as the teachers union wanted. Still, the future for the virtual charters is uncertain.

I take a detailed look at what is going on in Oregon, including the OEA's list of suggested regulations for virtual charters it recently submitted to the Oregon State Board of Education.