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Partnering for Rural Student Success: Best Practices for K-12 Districts and State Virtual Schools.


Posted Date: 04/01/2022

Partnering for Rural Student Success: Best Practices for K-12 Districts and State Virtual Schools.

Arkansas State Profile

The Winning Strategy: Cooperating Across District Lines to Serve Students The state of Arkansas seeks to offer a high quality education to every student regardless of the resources in their local community. This means often working across district lines in their state virtual school model, where one Virtual Arkansas teacher may support students in as many as 60 districts across the state. This focus on leveling the playing field for rural students is entirely intentional, said Director John Ashworth: “Virtual Arkansas is the vehicle to equity in Arkansas.”