What Richmond County Schools and other systems perceived to be a cheap, efficient way of offering courses to high school students turned out to take a bigger than anticipated chunk out of this year’s state funding, to the tune of more than $300,000.
Next year, when federal stimulus dollars cease to reach Richmond County, the price is expected to more than double.
North Carolina Virtual Public School is a program to offer courses that might not have a high demand to high school students, and allow those who flunked a course to recover it without going back through it for a whole semester.
It was marketed by the state as a free alternative to hiring additional classroom teachers for subjects perhaps a dozen students would sign up for, while preparing students for the type of classes they will take in college. Now, the free part has been removed.
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