Editorial: Online schools offer pros and cons

Editorial: Online schools offer pros and cons

The Ripon Area School District in June learned that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has awarded it a $900,000, five-year virtual charter school planning grant.This is a potential boon for the Ripon Area School District, as it means that students who might otherwise open-enroll to other districts will remain here, as will their state-supplied per-student aid.