Today, more than 500 students from across the state received diplomas from Texas Online Preparatory School, an alternative education Samuel Hooper said just made sense.
“It was an interesting concept. It was comforting for me to stay home. It was inviting,” said Hooper.turned to virtual schools across the nation during the pandemic, doubling the number enrolled the year before. And though the non-profit says tens of thousands returned to brick and mortar the following year, virtual enrollment remains elevated.
Perhaps because of a shift in perspective, Meykhal Vasquez Mendiola said she’s witnessed seven years after she first enrolled.