> Did he tell you that directly, or are you assuming that?
I applaud you going for primary sources. response from the state Edu committee staffer forwarded to me by another staffer:: as the funding will go from districts, depending how it will be handled, could face resistance from the local level (and not just from teachers).
This was early in the pandemic, there is more activity in many states this year. I hear that Florida Virtual School franchises their online system to other states.
for now, some states have state online schools that, as mentioned above, are seen as competition for funds with local money pits. A promising trend seems to create virtual schools per district, i.e. money do not leave the district.