Seventeen States OK Cyber Charters

Published January 1, 2006

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have laws authorizing cyber charter schools.

In Arkansas, charter schools can offer online education, but the law is unclear as to the extent to which the entire school can be virtual.

Pennsylvania has several cyber charter schools. Here are links to a few of them:

Achievement House Charter School: http://www.achievementcharter.com
21st Century Cyber Charter School: http://www.21stcenturycyber.org
Midwestern Regional Virtual Charter School: http://www.miu4.k12.pa.us/virtualweb/charterframe.html
Pennsylvania Distance and Learning: http://www.pdela.com
Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School: http://www.palcs.org
PA Learner Online Regional Cyber Charter School: http://www.palearnersonline.com
Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School: http://www.wpccs.com
Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School: http://www.pavcs.org
SusQ-Cyber Charter School: http://www.susqcyber.org

— Andrew T. LeFevre