K12 Inc.: Public Online Schools, Private Profits
At a time when public schools are seeing deep cuts in funding, there’s a growing market for companies running online elementary, middle and high schools. The largest for-profit company overseeing these...
View ArticleOnline K-12 Schools: KUNC Investigates
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on 2009-08-04 on an older version of KUNC.org.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleState Lagging with Oversight of Online K-12 Schools
Editor's Note: This article was originally published on 2010-04-21 on an older version of KUNC.org.Online K-12 schools continue to be a popular choice for many students and parents in Colorado. But...
View ArticleOverworked and Underpaid? Teacher Staffing at Colorado Virtual Academy
Enrollment for kids of all ages is booming at Colorado’s 22 full-time multi-district online schools. This year, about $30 million in taxpayer money is expected to go to the largest, Colorado Virtual...
View ArticleOnline K-12 Legislation: What Got Done, What Didn’t
One issue that saw little traction this past session was oversight legislation for Colorado’s full-time online K-12 schools. Last fall a report from KUNC radio and an investigation by I-News and...
View ArticleWith District Changes Looming, Colorado’s Largest Online School Considers Split
Big changes are in the works for the state’s largest full-time online k-12 school, Colorado Virtual Academy. The school and its management company, K12 Inc., are considering separating into a K-8...
View ArticleDueling Reports at Odds with Online Schools’ Academic Results and Parent...
A pair of reports released this week send mixed signals on the role of Colorado’s full-time K-12 schools: online schools remain popular with parents, but still underperform academically.About 16,000...
View ArticleColorado Virtual Academy Answers Tough Questions on Operations, Academic...
Officials at Colorado Virtual Academy were in the hot seat Wednesday night as the school’s authorizing district questioned everything from its academic» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleTroubled K-12 Virtual School Receives 1-Year Charter Extension—With Conditions
The state’s largest K-12 virtual school will stay open for one more year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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