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Kaplan K12 Learning Services and K12 Partner to Maximize College Preparation

November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), a technology-based education company, is the largest provider of proprietary curriculum and online education programs for students in kindergarten through high school in the U.S. K12 provides its curriculum and academic services to public and private online schools, traditional classrooms, blended school programs, and directly to families. K12 has provided over 2 million courses – core subjects, AP(R), world languages, credit recovery, and electives – to more than 200,000 students worldwide. Over 90 percent of parents surveyed are satisfied with the K12 program and agree that their children have benefited academically with K12. Students graduating from K12 (R) virtual schools have been accepted to hundreds of higher education institutions including many of the nation’s top-ranked colleges and universities. K12 is accredited through AdvancED, the world’s largest education community. More information about K12’s solutions for schools and districts can be found at www.k12.com/educators.

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Funding for virtual charter schools measure passes

December 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Supporters of online education scored a big victory today.
The Georgia Charter Schools Commission approved a funding increase for the state’s online students.

The commission unanimously voted to spend an average of 58-hundred dollars per year for each student who takes classes online.

That’s less than what is spent on traditional students but about 24-hundred dollars more than what cyber students are currently receiving.

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Georgia Candidates for Governor Should Emphasize Digital Learning

September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Education agendas proposed by Georgia’s two major candidates for Governor leave wide open a hole that any running back would appreciate. Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes put forward plans that give only slight mention to online education. That misses a significant education priority for Georgia children.

Georgia’s candidates have the opportunity to take a bold step. They could declare Georgia will become a national leader in online education offered by the Department of Education. They could say every high school student will participate in at least one online course each semester. They could say it will happen within their first term. Georgia is a long way from being able to provide those resources, but Georgia can get there. One of them could make it happen.

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Same Sex Homerooms and Online Learning in Forsyth County

August 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

One major innovation this year for Forsyth County Schools is a virtual campus that offers an online education from home.

Called “I Achieve Virtual Academy”, the new program allows 6th through 12th graders to work toward a high school diploma without ever going to class.

The program is tailored for highly motivated self-starters and home-schooled students.

The virtual academy is free to Forsyth County residents and costs $3,000 a year for non-residents.

It just began this month and already has 100 students enrolled.

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Former Students Realize Online Education Can Help Them Get Ahead in Tight Economy

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

While many teen dropouts eventually go back to school to get their diploma and then on to earn a college degree, going back comes at a price. With the window for state-funded schooling closed, returning students now must make the sacrifice to go to school as a working adult and pay tuition.

The good news is that there are ways to obtain a high school education without spending a lot of money. Online education schools such as Ashworth High School, whose online high school program is regionally accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), recently became even more affordable this summer by reducing tuition on its general, college preparatory and vocational programs by as much as 35%.

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Georgia Expands State-Chartered Virtual Schools

July 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Online education opportunities will expand for hundreds of K-12 students this fall in Georgia after the state’s charter schools commission approved two new schools. The Friday (June 18) vote will increase the number of state charter schools from eight to ten, an embryonic figure but a move in the right direction toward much needed education choice.

More than 1.65 million Georgia students attend traditional public schools; 65,000 attend charter schools. Just 430 attended two state charter schools this year. Six new charters were already scheduled to open this fall before Friday’s decision that approved two virtual charter schools.

Provost Academy Georgia will open its online doors as Georgia’s first entirely virtual high school serving up to 800 freshmen through senior year students this fall. Provost’s application said it plans to enroll up to 2,700 online high school students within five years.

Kaplan Academy of Georgia was approved to enroll up to 960 students this fall with 480 in sixth through eighth grades and the remainder in high school. Kaplan predicts that it could enroll up to 5,575 students within five years. Fourth and fifth grade will be added in fall 2011.

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