For the past 100 years or so, the American school day hasn’t changed much. Sure, there are new tools and technologies, but the basic structure — students in a classroom, led by a teacher — has looked the same for a long time.
But that’s changing. A small but growing number of students now have a new option: full-time, online public education. Instead of going to a school building and sitting in front of a teacher, their school day happens at home, in front of a computer.
The share of American students who attend online charter schools is small — less than 1 percent — but the number is growing. Data from the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado show a fairly steady increase since 2011.
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