Tag: K12 Inc.
Coronavirus reporting, state finances, ‘gap map,’ testing athletes, remote jobs, lost lessons and more
State budget concerns, school reopening lawsuit, SAT scores fall, online platform abandoned and more
Prepaid refunds, more cyberattacks, Palm Beach County schools reopening Sept. 21, and more
Florida virtual schools get letter grades after initial ‘incomplete’ ratings
Dozens of Florida schools — many of them online schools — initially rated “incomplete” by the state Department of Education now have official A-F grades. As noted by the Orlando Sentinel, school grades recently became final after the deadline for appeals passed. Of the 114 schools that received incomplete ratings when[Read More…]
Unpacking the nuances on virtual charter schools
Individual students choose schools for reasons that are often deeply personal. But their schools are all measured and judged by common standards. The students who stay in virtual charter schools for the long haul tend to see better results. But the model is uniquely suited to students who are dealing[Read More…]
Charter school advocates issue ‘call to action’ on virtual charters
States need to overhaul the way they fund and regulate online charter schools and rein in “large-scale underperformance,” a new report argues. The argument isn’t coming from the usual anti-charter school suspects. The report was released this morning by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the National Association of[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, testing and more
Charter schools: K12 Inc., a company that operates two charter schools in South Florida, accuses the board chairman of those schools of possibly breaking ethics laws by writing checks to a nonprofit organization he runs and its chief administrative officer. Sun-Sentinel. The Washington Post recounts the story of the relationship between Jeb Bush and an[Read More…]