Monday letters: Many choices available for education

Parents deserve to have meaningful options about where to send their children for public education, and that choice should not be restricted by a ZIP code or income. I urge families to evaluate the available public, charter, online, magnet and private school options and consider what type of program is the best fit for their children’s learning needs.

Families choose Cyber Academy of South Carolina for many reasons. Some need a more flexible classroom model, because health concerns make it challenging to take the children to a brick-and-mortar school every day. Many find that our blended options offer valuable face-to-face instruction that helps their transition into virtual education. We also enroll students who have been struggling to focus on their lessons in a school environment where they are bullied or feel unsafe.

We’re lucky to live in a state where parents have ample opportunity to choose how their children learn.

This story was originally published February 1, 2016 at 6:25 AM.