Virtual school has dismal grad rate

The troubling news that Idaho’s high school graduation rates are lower than have long been thought has prompted the state Board of Education to do additional research, board President Don Soltman told JFAC this morning, to pinpoint where the problems are. “The bad news is that alternative schools and virtual schools have very low graduation rates, which drag down the overall state average,” he said. “The good news is that for students attending regular and charter schools, actually 88 percent and 91 percent” graduate/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.

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