Online K-12 School Audit Request Fails
A request from Democratic Senate President Brandon Shaffer to audit the states online K-12 schools has failed to move forward. Members of the Legislative Audit Committee today voted 4 to 4 along party...
View ArticleShaffer Plans Online Ed Bills In 2012
Colorados top senator says hell introduce legislation to rein in online schools after his request for an online education audit was rejected Tuesday on a party-line vote by the Legislative Audit...
View ArticleReport Finds More Virtual K-12 Students Are Falling Behind
The number of private companies operating full-time online K-12 schools in Colorado and other states continues to grow. Meantime, student performance is declining. Thats according to a new report by...
View ArticleEdNews: Online Bill Still Being Crafted
A bill proposing changes in funding and regulation of online schools could be ready for introduction in a couple of weeks, but the details are still being hammered out, Senate President Brandon Shaffer...
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 ArticleThink Tank Releases Policy Roadmap for Colorado Online K-12 Schools
Today the Independence Institutes Education Policy Center released a report [PDF] outlining a roadmap for reforming Colorados online K-12 schools.
View ArticleState Honors Online K-12 Educators While Problems Persist
The Colorado Department of Education has announced the states top online teachers at Colorado Virtual Academy, Monte Vista Online Academy and Colorado Connections Academy.
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.
View ArticleCU-Boulder Report Raises More Questions about Virtual Schools
CU-Boulder based National Education Policy Center released a 65-page report calling for state policy makers to slow or put moratoriums on growth of full-time virtual schools.
View ArticleK12 Inc. Online Ed Company in Spotlight Again, This Time in Florida
The country’s largest online educator, K12 Inc., is back in headlines again, this time in Florida. K12 Inc. manages Colorado Virtual Academy and schools in about 30 other states.
View ArticleMirroring Questions in Colorado, K12 Inc. on Defensive in Florida for Large...
StateImpact Florida is reporting that teachers at K12 Inc .-managed schools may be responsible for as many as 275 students. The company manages taxpayer-funded virtual schools in more than 30 states,...
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.
View ArticleK12 Inc. Defends Colorado Virtual Academy After Hit On Wall Street
Poor academic performance and control issues at Colorado’s largest taxpayer funded online school put its Virginia-based management company on the defensive Monday.
View ArticleColorado Virtual Academy’s District Charter in Jeopardy
The future of the state’s largest virtual K-12 school may be in jeopardy. With its charter set to expire later this year, Colorado Virtual Academy needs to find an authorizer, or shut down over the...
View ArticleAhead Of Colorado Charter Renewal, Embattled K12 Inc. Facing Complaints...
Former teachers and workers claim the for-profit virtual school management company K12 Inc. used tactics to hide high student turnover rates at the company’s schools, which were detrimental to school...
View ArticleSchool District To Decide Fate Of K-12 Virtual School Charter
The future of the state’s largest virtual K-12 school will be decided by Adams 12 Five Star Board of Education members Wednesday night.
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.
View ArticleSome 'Cyber Schools' Falling Short Of Their Sales Pitch
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And now some news from the world of online education. So-called cyber schools appear to be falling short of their sales pitch. The largest...
View ArticleCOVA Operator K12 Inc. Settles Investor Suit
A year-long court battle between K12 Inc., operator of Colorado Virtual Academy, and shareholders is coming to an end.
View ArticleCOVA, K12 Inc. To Part Ways As New Online School Is Proposed [Updated]
Colorado Virtual Academy and K12 Inc., the for-profit management company that oversees the school’s day-to-day operations, will be parting ways after the 2013-2014 school year.
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