Trevor Aaronson and John O’Connor: The for-profit online educator knew of teacher certification problems in Florida for years.
Tag Archive | "K12"
Internal Recording Reveals K12 Inc. Struggled to Comply With Florida Law
Published on May 12, 2013.
Published in Education, Government
State Review Finds K12 Certification Problems
Published on April 24, 2013.
John O’Connor and Trevor Aaronson: A state inquiry found that online educator K12 Inc. employed three teachers in Florida who lacked proper certification to teach some subjects.
Published in Education, Government
Rep. Corrine Brown Calls for Federal Investigation of K12
Published on October 30, 2012.
Trevor Aaroson and John O’Connor: Citing a story by FCIR and StateImpact Florida, Brown sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan asking for the federal inquiry.
Published in Education, Government, Politics
Florida Districts Fight K12′s Plan for Virtual Charter Schools
Published on September 30, 2012.
John O’Connor and Trevor Aaronson: In online education, more flexibility or less oversight?
Published in Business, Education, Government
K12 Stories Have Impact Nationwide
Published on September 25, 2012.
Responses to the FCIR-StateImpact Florida investigation of K12 have come from around the state and across the country.
Published in Blog, Business, Education, Government
En cursos de K12, 275 alumnos y un solo maestro
Published on September 20, 2012.
Trevor Aaronson and John O’Connor: La proporción de la cantidad de alumnos por maestro en K12, la mayor empresa de educación en línea del país, es casi el doble que en la escuela virtual dirigida por el estado de la Florida.
Published in Business, Education, Español, Government
Read K12′s Confidential Student-Teacher Ratio Document
Published on September 16, 2012.
The document shows K12 uses a student-teacher ratio as high as 275-to-1.
Published in Business, Education, Government
In K12 Courses, 275 Students to a Single Teacher
Published on September 16, 2012.
Trevor Aaronson and John O’Connor: Student-teacher ratios at K12, the nation’s largest online educator, are nearly twice as high as Florida’s state-run virtual school, according to internal company documents obtained by FCIR and StateImpact Florida.
Published in Business, Education, Government
Few School Districts Checking For K12 Problems
Published on September 16, 2012.
John O’Connor and Trevor Aaronson: Many Florida school districts have no way to know whether K12 students are actually being taught by properly certified teachers.
Published in Business, Education, Government
Brevard Public Schools Verifying K12 Teachers
Published on September 14, 2012.
Trevor Aaronson: Brevard Public Schools has launched a review of K12 teacher records following allegations that the for-profit online educator uses improperly certified teachers.
Published in Blog, Business, Education, Government
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