LANSING (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign legislation to allow for more online charter schools in the state and other measures supporters say provide more choices and critics counter are premature and lacking in quality control.
The Republican governor is scheduled to sign the measures other related educational bills into law Tuesday afternoon. One measure lifts the cap on cyber charter schools from two to 15 by 2014 and another expands dual enrollment options for high school students earning college credit.
The cyber school measure calls for capping the total number of cyber students at 2 percent of the state's student population, which could boost the number to 30,000 students. Critics say the number could be much higher but state officials have said the cap will be strictly enforced.
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