/investigating-k-12-online-education An in-depth look by I-News - a Colorado-based nonprofit investigative news collaborative, Education News Colorado, and 皇冠网址 at the state鈥檚 online K-12 schools. Topics include: online K-12 school performance, state- and district-level oversight, and for-profit Education Management Organizations, such as K12 Inc. en-US Copyright 皇冠网址/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:51:13 GMT /education/2013-06-11/cova-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鈥檚 day-to-day operations, will be parting ways after the鈥� Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:51:13 GMT /education/2013-06-11/cova-k12-inc-to-part-ways-as-new-online-school-is-proposed-updated Grace Hood /education/2013-03-07/cova-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.On Monday, shareholders of the鈥� Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:32:19 GMT /education/2013-03-07/cova-operator-k12-inc-settles-investor-suit Grace Hood /2013-02-19/some-cyber-schools-falling-short-of-their-sales-pitch Public cyber schools are popping up across the country, even for the youngest students. Many are run by the same for-profit company, which has made a big business of online education. But student test scores are falling short. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:00 GMT /2013-02-19/some-cyber-schools-falling-short-of-their-sales-pitch Blake Farmer /education/2013-02-07/troubled-k-12-virtual-school-receives-1-year-charter-extension-with-conditions The state鈥檚 largest K-12 virtual school will stay open for one more year.Struggling with poor academic performance, compliance, and board governance鈥� Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:16:06 GMT /education/2013-02-07/troubled-k-12-virtual-school-receives-1-year-charter-extension-with-conditions Grace Hood /education/2013-02-05/school-district-to-decide-fate-of-k-12-virtual-school-charter The future of the state鈥檚 largest virtual K-12 school will be decided by Adams 12 Five Star Board of Education members Wednesday night.12-year-old鈥� Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:21 GMT /education/2013-02-05/school-district-to-decide-fate-of-k-12-virtual-school-charter Grace Hood /education/2013-01-31/ahead-of-colorado-charter-renewal-embattled-k12-inc-facing-complaints-nationwide Former teachers and workers claim the for-profit virtual school management company K12 Inc. used tactics to hide high student turnover rates at the鈥� Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:00:00 GMT /education/2013-01-31/ahead-of-colorado-charter-renewal-embattled-k12-inc-facing-complaints-nationwide Grace Hood /education/2013-01-17/colorado-virtual-academy-answers-tough-questions-on-operations-academic-performance Officials at Colorado Virtual Academy were in the hot seat Wednesday night as the school鈥檚 authorizing district questioned everything from its academic鈥� Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:03:29 GMT /education/2013-01-17/colorado-virtual-academy-answers-tough-questions-on-operations-academic-performance Grace Hood /education/2013-01-15/colorado-virtual-academys-district-charter-in-jeopardy The future of the state鈥檚 largest virtual K-12 school may be in jeopardy. With its charter set to expire later this year, Colorado Virtual Academy needs鈥� Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:24:31 GMT /education/2013-01-15/colorado-virtual-academys-district-charter-in-jeopardy Grace Hood /education/2012-11-20/institute-to-reject-colorado-virtual-academy-application-ripples-felt-on-wall-street Charter transfer applications for K-12 schools are rarely of interest on Wall Street. But for K12 Inc., the two topics collided this week.Publicly traded鈥� Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:10:24 GMT /education/2012-11-20/institute-to-reject-colorado-virtual-academy-application-ripples-felt-on-wall-street Grace Hood /education/2012-11-19/k12-inc-defends-colorado-virtual-academy-after-hit-on-wall-street Poor academic performance and control issues at Colorado鈥檚 largest taxpayer funded online school put its Virginia-based management company on the鈥� Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:21:41 GMT /education/2012-11-19/k12-inc-defends-colorado-virtual-academy-after-hit-on-wall-street Grace Hood