Online Learning Has Schools Nervous explains that public schools in Colorado are getting worried about losing students to online schools, "because losing a student means losing accompanying state funding. ... If I lose two kids, that's $20,000 walking out the door,' said Dave Grosche, superintendent of the Edison 54JT School District."

So--good for online schools. One drawback, however, is that students going to class online don't get the beneficial and essential learning experience of being bullied. (Sarcasm intended. See Toward a Theory of Bullying, and followup posts:
More on Bullying, Re: Bullying, More on Bullying/a>, and Bullying.)