Tennessee Virtual Academy is a virtual K-8 school sponsored by the Union County, Tennessee Public Schools and operated by for-profit education management organization

Stride, Inc. Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.) is a for-profit education company that provides online and blended education programs. Stride, Inc. is an education management organization (EMO) that provides online education designed as an alternative to tr ...

It is one of nine virtual schools in the state. Tennessee Online Public School serves grades 9–12. The performance of the school was the subject of debate in the

Tennessee General Assembly The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title ...

, which voted in 2015 to shut the school down. The school remained open for the 2017-2018 school year,

Operations

The school is operated by K12. In 2014–15 school year, the school cost the state $14,097,629. Tennessee and nearby states offer government-sponsored virtual schools as a means to support homeschooling. Indiana offers Indiana Virtual School serving 1,320 students in grades 6–12.

Ohio Virtual Academy The Ohio Virtual Academy (OHVA) is one of many virtual charter schools that is powered by the curriculum provider Stride Inc. The academy, like most Stride-supplied schools, provides the student with textbooks, materials, and a loaned computer, s ...

serves 9,466 students in grades K–12.

References

{{reflist Online schools in the United States Public schools in Tennessee