The Texas Virtual School Network (TVSN) will provide additional opportunities and options for Texas students through online courses. Students will be able to participate in online courses that are led by teachers.

State Representative Jerry Madden (R-Plano), who authored the Virtual School Bill, said the legislation is designed to give high school students the ability to take classes that are not currently available on their campus, help students catch up if they have fallen behind and allow students to fit classes in while they participate in extracurricular activities.

“Here’s a way every kid in the state will have the opportunity to have the best classes in the state and the best teachers,” Madden said. “There are lots of districts out there that can’t teach classes the larger districts can. We want to provide every district with the whole spectrum of classes.”

Currently the TVSN offers a dozen classes, but Madden said once the program is in full throttle he expects thousands of classes to become available for students.

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From PlanoStar.com