HOPKINS COUNTY, KY – Regular readers of this column know I consistently criticize Kentucky’s faltering education system, always hoping for dramatic change — any change — so students get the tools they need to succeed.

However, one of the few things about the education system that shouldn’t change is the Department of Education’s Kentucky Virtual High School, a first-rate — but extremely underutilized — Web-based program for high school students. It only needs a more effective marketing plan.

We’re not talking here about online computer classes delivered via dial-up. In fact, KVHS goes beyond nontraditional-age students. The potential for online learning is limitless for the younger set, too.

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