• In Idaho, the state Board of Education approved new standards for online teachers, establishing 10 core standards for competency in online instruction.
• As of July 30, 2010, online teachers in Wisconsin must have completed 30 hours of professional development “designed to prepare a teacher for online teaching,” based on the online teaching standards created by the International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).
Despite the rapid growth of both blended and online instruction, policy and access barriers continue to hold back the creation of new online education programs in many states, the report says.
Funding, too, is an issue. For instance, the report notes that Delaware had operated a statewide virtual school for 18 months, but the project lost its funding after the 2008-09 school year, and there are no longer any major opportunities for online instruction in the state.
A separate report from the U.S. Distance Learning Association, released earlier this month, cited accreditation rules, teacher licensing requirements, and other policies as barriers to the continued growth of online instruction. The USDLA report also called for more broadband deployment to ensure that students can take advantage of online instruction wherever they live.
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