Online education makes house calls to Clark County students
Eleven-year-old Alicia Ross practices gymnastics about 25 hours a week, but she doesn’t need to do back flips to get to school on time. 
For her, the classroom is as close as her home computer. Ross, a sixth-grader, is enrolled at Nevada Connections Academy, an online charter school.She and numerous other students are embracing what one high school principal described as “education without walls.” It’s an option that allows students to live anywhere in the world while staying enrolled in a Las Vegas school. Children and teens who participate in athletics, work in the entertainment industry or have other pursuits that require daytime commitments can fulfill their educational requirements during nontraditional school hours.
It also opens up opportunities to students who, for whatever reason, struggle in a regular school environment. Read full story:
