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K¹² Kids are Amazing: Virginia Virtual Academy student Jack D.

Submitted by Stephanie Hoaglund on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 2:52pm

Congratulations to Jack D., a sixth-grader at Virginia Virtual Academy , and his fellow team members, who took first place in their age category in the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards, the world’s largest science and technology competition for grades K to 12. Beating out 4,345 other entries, the students will each receive a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond.

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Video: How K¹² Online Public Schools Work

Submitted by Stephanie Hoaglund on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 10:49am

One of the first questions parents ask when researching online public schools is "how does it work?". I think this video, made for Colorado Virtual Academy, an online, virtual public school (tuition-free) available in Colorado, does a great job of conveying the experience.

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Youth Connection Charter School - A high school credit recovery program.

Submitted by Stephanie Hoaglund on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 12:55pm

The lives and circumstances of our students are the driving force behind our company's mission, and it is what leads us to create unique and innovative educational opportunities.One such opportunity is the  Youth Connection Charter School, Chicago's first and only online high school dropout recovery program.  

Let's face it: many of our students have life challenges that have led them to online education.  At-risk students or those who have dropped out of high school need the flexibility and support it can offer. Youth Connection Charter School (YCCS) Virtual High School students, who range in age from 18 to 21, take online courses delivered by K¹² and work with teachers to complete the credits they need to receive their diplomas. What's great about this type of learning environment is that it combines online work, classroom work and flexible hours to create a unique high school learning experience.

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K¹² Kids are Amazing: Georgia Cyber Academy student Sarah S.

Submitted by Stephanie Hoaglund on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 11:04am

Congratulations to Sarah S., an eighth grader from  Georgia Cyber Academy.  Her poem titled "Peace"  was chosen as one of the winning entries in the 2011 Inspirational Messages of Peace Contest! More than 3000 students participated in this year's contest from 19 schools world-wide! 

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Article 26

Submitted by Rob Letcher on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 10:18am

I read a blog post recently from Konrad Glogowski simply titled “Article 26.”  In this post he addresses the importance of Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states:

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