Say Yes, How Virtual Became Reality
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In Say Yes, How Virtual Became Reality, Julie Young offers a first-person account of founding and growing Florida Virtual School from a small pilot into a major statewide virtual program.
The book recounts the challenges of launching a new educational model, navigating state policy and funding, and designing learner-centered online instruction over decades.
Young reflects on key innovations, partnerships, and the people who helped shape the virtual schooling movement, providing practical lessons for educators and policymakers.
She situates the Florida experience within national trends in digital learning, offering both historical narrative and guidance for future practice.
The book is positioned as complementary to the edited volume and is also published by the Pioneer Institute.
The book recounts the challenges of launching a new educational model, navigating state policy and funding, and designing learner-centered online instruction over decades.
Young reflects on key innovations, partnerships, and the people who helped shape the virtual schooling movement, providing practical lessons for educators and policymakers.
She situates the Florida experience within national trends in digital learning, offering both historical narrative and guidance for future practice.
The book is positioned as complementary to the edited volume and is also published by the Pioneer Institute.
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