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New digital learning authorizer leverages team of educators with vast experience operating online and blended schools DENVER, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colorado Digital Board of Cooperative Education Services (CD BOCES), a newly approved digital learning authorizer in Colorado, today received approval from the State Board of Education to open its first new online public school. The new online school, Colorado Preparatory Academy, is set to launch next year and is open to all...
Students Experiencing Early Success at Oregon iSchool and Through Local School Programs HERNDON, Va., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For one school district in Oregon, online learning is quickly becoming an essential way to provide more of its students with greater flexibility and options for achieving their academic goals. This past fall, Lebanon Community Schools launched the Oregon iSchool, a full-time online school for K-12 students. In addition, the district implemented...
Industry Leader K12 Comments on Poll Findings as Online Education Gains Mainstream Acceptance HERNDON, Va., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As online education gains acceptance and becomes more mainstream, individualized learning in pre-kindergarten through high school is expected to become more the norm, as it has in other sectors, including retail, banking, healthcare and entertainment. According to a new K12 Inc.-commissioned study conducted online in February by Harris...
HERNDON, Va., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- K12 Inc. is celebrating the second annual National Digital Learning Day by hosting a series of events across the country to recognize teachers, students and educators who are breaking new ground by individualizing education through digital learning. Throughout the month, K12 is hosting seminars for administrators, teachers and students in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and participating in multiple regional industry events in...
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) announced today it has been reauthorized by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to continue as an approved multidivision online learning provider in the state of Virginia. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110113/PH29436LOGO ) An oversight committee at the VDOE recently concluded its monitoring review process of K12 in Virginia and the Superintendent of Public Instruction approved K12's continued...
HERNDON, Va., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Improved reporting/monitoring tools, appropriate teacher availability and training, and engaging curriculum are key success factors in driving the accelerating trend to individualized online learning, according to a survey of district and school-level leaders released today by K12 Inc., the nation's leading provider of technology-powered individualized education solutions for students in pre-kindergarten through high school. (Logo:...
GUTTENBERG, Iowa, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Iowa Virtual Academy, a tuition-free online public school offered through Clayton Ridge Community School District, is adding grades 7-12 for the 2013-2014 school year and will now serve students statewide, in grades K-12. The Clayton Ridge school board approved the expansion in October. The open enrollment period for the next academic year is under way and runs through March 1, 2013. The online school offers Iowa students statewide a...
FERGUS FALLS, Minn., Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iQ Academy Minnesota, an online public school program, is adding grades K-5 to its offerings and is accepting applications for new students for a second semester start. The expansion means the innovative learning experience that iQ Academy Minnesota provides is now open to students in kindergarten through 12(th) grade. iQ Academy Minnesota is an accredited online public school of Independent School District 544 that offers Minnesota...
HERNDON, Va., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- K12 Inc., the nation's leading provider of proprietary curricula and online education programs for students in pre-kindergarten through high school, today announced the winners of its 2012 Transformation Award, which recognizes schools, districts, and organizations that partner with K12 and have transformed education for their students through innovative online programs. Each winner was selected for a unique practice that resulted in...
HERNDON, Va., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- K12 Inc., the nation's leading provider of proprietary curricula and online education programs for students in kindergarten through high school, today announced it has partnered with Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District in California's Sonoma County to launch a new, blended online learning program for high school students across the district. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110113/PH29436LOGO) Cotati-Rohnert Park...
