Some of the regional school commissions actually preceded CITA in providing them with accreditation services. Now, accreditation by CITA enables all participating commissions to stand on common ground in a collaborative effort to separate the supplementary education schools that are reliable and trustworthy from those that are not. Presently this Division is the largest of the five and is expected to continue as the most rapidly growing. It has long served families on the move or located where satisfactory schooling has not been available. Now, in the digital era, distance education is moving to a new level.
Higher education is well ahead of the schools.
The governors of the Western States are creating a virtual university. Virtual schools created in domains of the Internet are clearly in the future and will be an important part of the new education.