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02.01.12 K12 Inc. Celebrates First National Digital Learning Day
The company is sponsoring seven full-day events in five different states for administrative, curriculum and technology leaders to learn how to successfully implement online learning programs. In addition, K¹² is pleased to recognize four school districts for transforming education through innovative online programs. Read the full press release.
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01.24.12 K12 Inc. Named Leading Provider of Online Curriculum to School Districts
This independent report on educational technologies based on large-scale surveys of instructional and technology decision makers at the district level shows that more respondents named K¹² as their provider of choice for online content than any other provider. Read the full press release. -
12.16.11 K¹² wins 2011 Readers' Choice Award
K–12 district-level administrators, superintendents, and senior school district leaders who are readers of District Administration magazine vote K¹² a Top 100 Product in this annual competition. Read the full press release.
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12.15.11 Wall Street Journal: Two Takes on Virtual Schooling
Some parents choose virtual schooling to accommodate a heavy schedule of extracurricular classes or interests; others feel their children's needs are better served outside a traditional classroom. Here are two families' experiences. Read the full article.
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12.13.11 K12 Inc. Statement on New York Times Article
K12 Inc. issues a statement asserting that K¹² students across the country show positive academic growth in academic assessments, and that the longer students are enrolled in K¹²-managed online schools, the better they perform on state assessment tests, responding to an unbalanced and factually incomplete and inaccurate article in the New York Times.
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11.15.11 Kaplan Test Prep and K¹² Partner to Maximize College Preparation
Two industry leaders combine their education solutions to offer a complete approach to college readiness. Read the full article.
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10.27.10 eSN Special Report: Blended Learning on the Rise
Combining the best elements of face-to-face and online instruction, here's how several K¹² schools have adopted various blended learning models successfully. Read the full article.
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10.13.10 Blackboard and K12 Inc. Partner to Develop Innovative Online Solution to Improve College Remediation
Blackboard and K¹² will jointly develop an innovative and flexible solution that cuts the cost of delivering remediation courses while increasing their overall quality and effectiveness.
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09.15.11 K12 Inc. Partners With New York Times on "Schools for Tomorrow" Education Conference
Educators, government officials and thought-leaders promote dialogue and action in the education sector for greater schools of the future. Read the full article.
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07.26.10 K12 Inc. Announces Acquisition of KC Distance Learning, Inc.
K12 Inc. announced today the acquisition of KC Distance Learning, Inc., a nationally-recognized provider of distance learning programs for middle and high school students. The move adds a new line of products and services to K¹²'s robust offerings for public and private schools, international schools, and individual consumers.
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05.19.10 Vt. College, K12 Inc. Forge Language-Learning Partnership
Spurred by the rising demand for high-quality, affordable foreign-language instruction for cash-strapped schools, Middlebury College and K12 Inc. have teamed up to build a series of online language courses for high school students.
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04.14.10 K12 Inc. Wins Multiple Awards from the United States Distance Learning Association
K12 Inc. announced that it won multiple awards from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for excellence in the field of distance learning.
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04.14.10 Middlebury College and K12 Inc. to Create Online Language Learning Business and Expand Language Academies
Middlebury College and K12 Inc. have announced an agreement to form a new venture that will create innovative, high-quality online language programs for pre-college students.
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03.11.10 Arizona Virtual Academy Designated As 2010 Center Of Excellence Winner
Elluminate, Inc., the leading provider of online collaboration tools serving seven million teachers and students in 170 countries, named Arizona Virtual Academy (AZVA) a 2010 Center of Excellence winner and named AZVA's K–8 Principal, Nichole McCauley, an Elluminate Hero.
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03.03.10 Chicago Virtual Charter School Makes 2009 Illinois Honor Roll
The Chicago Virtual Charter School (CVCS), a public charter school using the K¹²® curriculum and school services, was named to the 2009 Illinois Honor Roll. The Illinois Honor Roll celebrates the outstanding academic accomplishments of exemplary public schools in the state.
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2.11.10 K12 Inc. Congratulates Houston Public Schools Superintendent, Kim Ross, on Receiving the eSchool News Tech Savvy Superintendent Award
Mr. Ross was one of 10 recipients of the award which recognizes the nation's top K–12 executives for their outstanding ed-tech leadership and vision.
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11.09.09 eSchool News Special Report: Beyond Virtual Schools
These days, virtual education can be more than a homeschooled child sitting alone in front of a computer. Purveyors of online-education products are creating various delivery methods to suit school districts, students, teachers, and parents.
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11.09 Rebel With a Cause
Virtual schools, viewed skeptically by the educational establishment, have a champion in this veteran teacher.
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06.02.09 New Study Determines Students in Full-Time Online Public Schools Possess Strong Social Skills
National study represents the first significant research on socialization in online schools.
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06.01.09 K¹²'s Florida Virtual Academy Posts High Scores on 2009 State Tests
FLVA exceeds state averages; continues to be top performing public virtual school in the state.
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04.15.09 ABC World News Tonight with Charles Gibson Reports on GVA
School 2.0: Kids Go Online to Learn. With 4,400 Students, Georgia Virtual Academy is the state's largest public school.
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04.08.09 Online Charter School Rings Bell with Parents, Students
The Chicago Virtual Charter School has become an alternative to traditional public schools for parents who believe regular schools often don't challenge children enough or don't give slow learners the extra time they need.
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04.01.09 eSchool News Special Report: Learning Without Limits
Where once virtual schooling for grades K through 12 was unusual, now thousands of brick-and-mortar schools in the U.S. are using online learning to augment their curriculum, aid in credit recovery, and give students the opportunity to move at their own pace.
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03.29.09 Ron Packard TSSA Interview
K¹² Founder and CEO Ron Packard discusses technology in education at the Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony.
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03.09.09 Video News Segment: CAVA Shines on CBS News
The California Virtual Academies and high school student Laura Hayes get the opportunity to show off what an exceptional education CAVA provides in this CBS segment.
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02.05.09 K¹² Announces New Partnership with McFarland School District to Operate the Wisconsin Virtual Academy
K12 Inc. announced today that the McFarland School District approved a charter to authorize the Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA), a K–12 statewide public virtual charter school that uses the nationally-acclaimed K¹²® curriculum, technology and school administrative services.
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01.20.09 Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School Named Parents' Choice
The Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School announces that it has been named "Parents' Choice, Best Public School in Pennsylvania," according to the latest edition of BusinessWeek and GreatSchools.
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01.16.09 K¹²'s Ohio Virtual Academy Named the Parent's Choice Winner
OHVA was named the "Parent's Choice" winner in Ohio in a state-by-state look at the best high schools in the U.S., conducted by GreatSchools.net and Business Week magazine.