Slow And Steady On Virtual Schools

Caution in authorizing online schools makes sense

A proposal by Gov. Bill Haslam to put limits on privately-run online schools in Tennessee is set to be taken up in a Senate committee this week. Better known as “virtual schools,” online education is a new approach to education that has potential, but still is in the developmental stage. Haslam is right to take a go-slow approach to bringing online education to Tennessee.