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Category: virtual schooling

K12 Closing, Seeking to Expand

August 8, 2014 vspatz

This week’s news concerns the for-profit virtual school operator, K12 Inc. K12’s Tennessee Academy fails… The corporation’s Tennessee Virtual Academy, a statewide charter school which

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Ohio’s Virtual Charter “Plunderbund” Plus “District Disruption and Revival”

January 16, 2014 vspatz

Education Week just published its annual report on schooling across the country. In addition to contributions from journalists Education Week relied on its own survey

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K12 CEO Resigns, Launches New Edu-$ Effort

January 9, 2014 vspatz

The for-profit corporation K12 had major news for investors this week, while educator Darcy Bedortha published a tale of experiences with the virtual schooling giant

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Charter Schools and Labor, Criminal Law; K12 Responds to Criticism

October 10, 2013 vspatz

Do Laws Apply to Charter Schools? — K12 Responds to Criticism These news briefs appear on the October 10 edition of The Education Town Hall.

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Virtual Schooling Faces Pushback

April 12, 2013 vspatz

Virtual charter schools — schools which provide education entirely or primarily on-line — are facing increasing challenges around the country. Listen to this story and

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