Virtual Academy head disputes stats

Kelly Edginton, head of school for the Idaho Virtual Academy, has issued a statement on graduation rates, saying, “It is statistically impossible for the state’s overall graduation rate to have been significantly impacted by Idaho’s virtual schools, which serve only about one percent of the student population.” The state Board of Education told lawmakers this week that a breakdown of Idaho’s high school graduation rates showed that state-approved virtual charter schools and alternative schools had much lower graduation rates than other Idaho schools, at 20 percent and 36 percent, respectively, and that that’s dragging down Idaho’s overall graduation rates, which came in at 77.3 percent, tying for 41st in the nation/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .

Question: Do you know any family with children enrolled in the Idaho Virtual Academy?