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September 13, 2012

K12 Did Not Disclose Florida Investigation To Investors

Editor’s note: Trevor Aaronson is with the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Executives for K12, the nation’s largest for-profit online educator, discovered in May that the Florida Department of Education had launched an investigation of the company’s practices in Seminole County. The state probe was examining whether K12 employees in Florida used teachers with improper certifications, […]

September 11, 2012

K12 Says Seminole County Schools’ Conclusions About Online Teachers Are Incorrect

K12 has responded to accusations the company may have used uncertified teachers for Seminole County schools online courses. The school district sent its documents to the state Department of Education before giving the company a chance to respond. K12’s own investigation found the conclusions of Seminole County schools’ investigators were not correct. Here’s the press […]

Florida Investigates K12, Nation’s Largest Online Educator

Editor’s note: Trevor Aaronson is with the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Florida’s Department of Education has launched an investigation of K12, the nation’s largest online educator, over allegations the company uses uncertified teachers and asked employees to help cover up the practice. K12 officials told certified teachers to sign class rosters that included students […]

September 6, 2012

What The Florida Board Of Education Should Look For In Next Commissioner

The Florida Board of Education meets Friday to discuss the search for a new Education Commissioner. Education advocates and community groups sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott today asking him to consider search criteria offered by people other than state board members. The coalition, led by Fund Education Now, says the Board of Education […]

September 4, 2012
August 31, 2012

StateImpact Florida A Finalist For Innovative, Investigative Journalism Award

StateImpact Florida is in good company as finalists for two Online News Association awards. No Choice: Florida Charter Schools Failing to Serve Students with Disabilities has been nominated for Innovative Investigative Journalism. Our investigation revealed 86 percent of Florida charter schools don’t enroll any students with severe disabilities — like autism and cerebral palsy — […]

From the RNC: Jeb Bush Compares School Choice to Shopping for Milk

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was all about education during his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. He kicked off the speech by asking President Obama to stop “blaming your predecessor” for today’s problems. “Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, let’s talk a little bit about our kids and […]

August 28, 2012

Superintendent Hopes to Create “A Very Different District”

Robert Runcie began his first full year on the job as head of Broward County Schools. The district has been rebounding from School Board member arrests and a statewide Grand Jury report that called the Board inept and corrupted by contractors and lobbyists. The former chief of staff for the Chicago Board of Education says the scope […]

August 24, 2012

Students Riding School Buses Must Pass Through Security Checkpoints for RNC

The Republican National Convention is expected to take over large parts of Tampa starting Monday—and immense traffic and congestion will likely flood some streets in the city. But the Hillsborough County School District has a plan to help students to school on time. Schools between the Davis Islands and Harbor Island area would be affected […]

August 22, 2012

Jeb Bush Will Attend RNC Screening Of Parent Trigger Movie

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will attend a screening of a new movie dramatizing the national debate over so-called parent trigger legislation during the Republican National Convention. The screening of “Won’t Back Down” is sponsored by StudentsFirst, a national advocacy group which has pushed states — including Florida — to adopt parent trigger laws. The […]

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