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Educational Considerations Introduction With the advent and growth of elementary and secondary online education in the United States,1 teaching and learning has undergone radical change with heretofore unimagined alternatives to traditional brick-and-mortar classrooms. Online education is here to stay. According to a 2013 survey by Blackboard:2 • 43% of administrators state that their school districts offer a variety of online courses to meet diverse student needs. • 60% of "flipped learning"3 teachers believe online learning motivates students more. • 89% of parents want their child in a class where mobile devices are used.4 Although pinning down the growth of K-12 online education is challenging because of the use of multiple measures and the limitations of comparability of data across states, Christenson, Horn, and Johnson concluded from their review of the literature that the expansion of online learning is an integral part of elementary and secondary education growth.5 In a look to the future, KnowledgeWorks6 forecasts “the proliferation of neuro-enhancement tools and networks”7 and asserts “learning will be customized, connected, amplified, authentic, relevant, and resilient.”8 Law and policy in some states has lagged behind the emergence of online K-12 education. To that end, the purpose of this article is to provide a snapshot of current state regulatory frameworks related to elementary and secondary online education. The article is divided into the following sections: background information about K-12 online education; state statutory review of K-12 online education policy; curriculum matters; academic integrity in an online education environment; and teaching in K-12 online education. The final section presents conclusions and recommendations for future research.

Perspectives on Online Education: A Snapshot of State Regulatory Framework Development in Elementary and Secondary Online Education