More States Create Virtual High Schools

By SARAH CARR

Virtual high schools are booming -- often with help from virtual universities.

Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, and West Virginia have all started -- or are planning to start -- virtual high schools. States that already have programs in place include California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Nebraska.

"I think it is just a matter of time before every state in the country deploys some sort of statewide virtual program in