Washington schools show mixed results in switch to new standardized tests - Seattle TimesBellingham HeraldWashington schools show mixed results in switch to new standardized testsSeattle TimesBut now the test that served as the state's report card on K-12 education is gone, replaced by two new tests that are shorter and, in some subject areas, ...Test changes bring into question validity of comparisonsBellingham HeraldResults mixed on new state testsTheNewsTribune.comQuestions and answers about new state school achievement testsTheNewsTribune.comHeraldNet -KING5.comall 69 news articles »
First virtual school in Mass. opens Thursday - Boston GlobeFirst virtual school in Mass. opens ThursdayBoston GlobeLast school year, about 70000 students in 27 states and Washington, DC, were enrolled in full-time online schools operated by K12. ...and more »
K12 Inc. Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details - MarketWatch (press release)K12 Inc. Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call DetailsMarketWatch (press release)K(12(R)) provides high quality, customized education solutions to school districts, charter schools, and directly to families ranging from individual ...and more »
Race to Top game-changing - Fort Wayne Journal GazetteRace to Top game-changingFort Wayne Journal GazetteWhen Congress allocated a pot of dollars for K-12 education in the stimulus bill, the Obama administration sequestered about one-twentieth of it to ...and more »
Federal school funds seen as temporary boost, not permanent solution - The Herald-Times (subscription)Federal school funds seen as temporary boost, not permanent solutionThe Herald-Times (subscription)Prospective federal stimulus money for K-12 education could end up supplanting state funding rather than providing an ac . ...and more »
Cassidy: Former Sun chief Scott McNealy's better idea for school textbooks - San Jose Mercury NewsCassidy: Former Sun chief Scott McNealy's better idea for school textbooksSan Jose Mercury NewsNow he's on to Curriki.org, a project to create a completely open-source, free and digital cirriculum for K-12 education. (Photo by Patrick Tehan/Mercury ...and more »
DepEd: 12-year program will make HS students 'employable' - GMANews.TVDepEd: 12-year program will make HS students 'employable'GMANews.TV(See: Teachers wary of 'trial-and-error' 12-year educ program) The K-12 education system, one of President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III's proposed ...