In 2009, managers at online education company K12 were having a tough time hiring Florida teachers. State law requires teachers are certified in their subject area and by the state. So when a K12 teacher saw her name listed on company documents as teaching Florida classes she had not taught, she asked her managers about […]
In 2009, teachers with online education company K12, Inc. were concerned about “water cooler talk” that their teaching certifications were used without their knowledge, including in Florida. Company managers held a series of phone calls with staff to explain the situation, including admitting that a teacher’s name showed up on a roster of Florida teachers […]
The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and StateImpact Florida have obtained internal emails and a recording of a company meeting that provide new insight into allegations that K12 Inc., the nationās largest online education company, uses teachers in Florida who do not have all of the required state certifications. Last month, a draft report by […]
An inquiry by the Florida Department of Educationās Inspector General found that online educator K12 Inc. employed three teachers in Florida who lacked proper certification to teach some subjects, according to a draft report. Virginia-based K12 is the nationās largest operator of online schools. K12 operates in 43 Florida school districts, including in Miami-Dade, Broward, […]
Below is the draft report from the Florida Department of Education inspector general. The agency was asked to investigate whether K12, Inc. was using properly certified teachers in Seminole County. The report finds no evidence that the company used teachers lacking Florida certification. But the report found the company did use three teachers who were […]
The Florida Department of Education inspector general has released a draft report in its investigation of online education firm K12, Inc. The agency was asked to investigate whether K12, Inc. was using properly certified teachers in Seminole County. The report (read it here) finds no evidence that the company used teachers lacking Florida certification. But […]
Yesterday we told you that Florida is investigating accusations the nation’s largest online education firm, K12, was using teachers who were not properly certified. Out colleagues at StateImpact Ohio found an online teacher who had hired a former student to do the job for her. It was more than a year before students learned their […]
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 […]
Financial firm Morgan Stanley says they aren’t all that worried about a StateImpact Florida/Florida Center for Investigative Reporting story that the nation’s largest online educator, K12, is being investigated for using uncertified teachers. K12 is holding a conference call on Thursday. “We’d expect the company to address this in more detail during the call,” Morgan […]
We told you how the Florida Department of Education is looking into online education company K12. The question is whether K12 used uncertified teachers for some of its online classes in Seminole County, and if the company asked certified teachers to sign class rosters of students which they did not teach. K12 says they only […]
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