The Steilacoom School District in Pierce County plans to enroll students statewide this fall through its online academic program.

The district’s Washington Virtual Academy is operated with a company called Insight Schools, which has a similar agreement with the Quillayute Valley School District near Forks.

The arrangements are opposed by the state teachers’ union. Washington Education Association President Charles Hasse (HAH’-see) says the online deals will result in state education dollars supporting for-profit companies.

He also says there’s a social richness at school that can’t be replaced on the Internet.

(Tacoma News Tribune)

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