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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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 11.09 Rebel With a Cause
    Virtual schools, viewed skeptically by the educational establishment, have a champion in this veteran teacher.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 03.29.09 Ron Packard TSSA Interview
    K¹² Founder and CEO Ron Packard discusses technology in education at the Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony.
  • 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.