HERNDON, Va., Sept.

K12 Inc. (NYSE:LRN), the leader in K-12 curriculum and online school programs, today announced that its CEO and Founder, Ron Packard, is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2008 Award in the Greater Washington Region.

HERNDON, Va., July 27/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, the Chief Executive Officer of K12 Inc., Ron Packard, received the James P. Boyle Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at the annual Education Industry Association (EIA) conference in Orlando, FL.

By Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 11--Ron Packard, cofounder of the K12 curriculum company, sat quietly in the audience as chaos erupted over the School Reform Commission's decision Wednesday to keep the Virginia-based firm.