Rebecca McAuliffe
Join the Celebration!

Virtual Schools Capitol Day is less than three weeks away! This annual event is a great opportunity to celebrate virtual public schools and show your support for your education choice. We hope you can join us in Salem on March 14

Join the Celebration!
Rebecca McAuliffe
It's time to register for Virtual Schools ...

Virtual Schools Capitol Day is just around the corner. We are thrilled to return to an in-person event in Salem. Register today to join us for the 2023 Virtual Schools Capitol Day on Tuesday, March 14 at 10:00am.

It's time to register for Virtual Schools Capitol Day!
Rebecca McAuliffe
2023 Legislative Session, National Schools ...

After last week’s swearing-in ceremonies for Governor Kotek and new legislators, lawmakers met this week to officially convene the 2023 Legislative Session. Several bills have been introduced to raise or remove the 3 percent enrollment cap to make virtual public schools available to more Oregon families. We will keep you informed on how you can advocate for these bills. 

2023 Legislative Session, National Schools Choice Week and More
Rebecca McAuliffe
I'm grateful for school choice

As we prepare for Thanksgiving later this week, it’s a good time to pause, reflect and show gratitude for the positive things in life. I’m grateful for many things, including the opportunity to send my children to the school of their choice, a full-time virtual public school.

I'm grateful for school choice
Rebecca McAuliffe
Celebrate With Us

Although we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week earlier this month, we want to continue honoring our amazing virtual school teachers! Appreciation should not be reserved for just one week every spring but demonstrated throughout the year. As parents of virtual school students, we’re grateful for the hard work and commitment of our teachers. We applaud their passion for teaching and support of students across the state.

Celebrate With Us

Is your state keeping pace?

Getting Smart
By Jessica Slusser

This week at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium, the Evergreen Education Group released their 2014 Keeping Pace With K-12 Digital Learning Report. Their 11th annual report tracks online and blended learning policy, practice and landscape across the 50 states. With the continued increase in outsourced jobs and more of our careers becoming automated, it is of great importance that we innovate education and create a 21st century learning environment and experiences for all students.

State’s first virtual charter school is latest addition to changing education landscape

Written by Rep. Amy Volk
Central Maine.com

The convergence of technology and school choice is opening new doors for Maine’s public school students, presenting them with learning opportunities that never before have been available in this state. What is happening is nothing short of an education revolution, and we are all better off for it.

'A different kind of learning experience'

Written by Jillian Daley
Lake Oswego Review

Online schools in Oregon are growing, but educators worry about how students learn and their opportunity to socialize with peers

Lake Oswego resident Steve Munt pulled his daughter, Jamie, from Lakeridge Junior High when she was in sixth grade. She was bullied, he didn’t feel his 11-year-old daughter was safe at school, and that’s all he has to say about that.

Oregon Virtual Academy Holds Hillsboro Park Day Meet Up for Students, Prospective Families

By OVRA
Oreganlive.com

Meeting each other in homeroom and catching up with classmates from last year are still part of back to school for Hillsboro students at Oregon Virtual Academy, but as full-time online students, they met teachers and figured out their routines by logging in from home.