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Online public school enrollment has doubled. What’s driving the shift?

Online enrollment in public schools has doubled since before the COVID pandemic, according to a new data analysis by Chalkbeat.

Matt Barnum, an editor and columnist at Chalkbeat, says this reflects the growing power of school choice in this country.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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