Surprisingly, New York City has no public online high schools. Why? Because it is written into their state’s education code that a certain percentage of a course must include “seat time.” This is time physically in a classroom. I suspect that when this code was passed, it made sense. It no longer does. The folks at the Board of Education feel the same, so it is only a matter of time before online courses become available to New York City students.

If you would like to read more, take a look at:

‘Home’ Work: City Bids for Online High Schools

Loyal readers will note that today, this very day, I have posted the last of the free online high schools. Over these last few months, I have been regularly posting on this topic of interest to many of you.

Now, have I missed your school? Are you a teacher, a student, an administrator, a parent, anyone related to a free online high school that is not listed here? If so, leave a comment or send me an email. This is a dynamic list, so I am happy to put up new schools as well (provided they meet the BOHS guidelines).

Online learning is not for everyone. I teach online courses and today I had to tell a student that this was probably the case for her. I think she could be successful in a more traditional program.

Is online learning for you? Take the quiz and decide for yourself.

Wisconsin offers four free online high schools:

Insight School of Wisconsin
iQ Academy Wisconsin
Monroe Virtual High School
Wisconsin Web Academy