The Complaint alleges that defendants, the Company and certain of its officers, made materially false and misleading statements during the Class Period regarding the Company’s business and financial results. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that defendants made material misstatements and failed to disclose that it had engaged in deceptive student recruiting practices, as well as improper academic assessment practices in order to increase the Company’s student enrollment and revenues. These material misrepresentations and omissions artificially inflated the price of the Company’s stock price throughout the Class Period.

When, on December 12, 2011, The New York Times reported that K12 had engaged in improper practices at its primary virtual charter schools, the price of the Company’s stock dropped $9.89, or more than 34%, per share on unusually heavy volume. The Company’s stock price declined further in the following days as the market digested the news about K12′s improper practices, dropping from a closing price of $28.79 per share on December 12, 2011 to a closing price of $18.90 per share on December 16, 2011.

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This year, the district will look to the future, making plans to to stave off the construction of new schools and examining new ways to integrate technology into the curriculum, officials said.

Dual-enrollment opportunities and new online classes will free up some space while simultaneously giving ambitious students a chance to excel in 2012, leaders said.

Teachers will unveil new online classes this year that they began to develop in 2011.

Lucas said he hopes to see more Olentangy high school students earning college credit this year than ever before.

The district’s alternative high school track, OASIS, is expected to expand in 2012 after getting its start last year.

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As technology changes and evolves, the world of education and teaching will undoubtedly change. Teachers across the country must stay ahead of the curve.

Although some teachers and the unions see school choice as foreboding for the public school outlook, school choice encompasses empowerment for the parent to choose an environment that employs teachers in all arenas. A new era has been ushered in for education. Once limited to rigid traditional school terms and schedules, teachers are employed in traditional public schools, charters, private schools, religious schools, and online schools just to name a few. Educators will in turn have choices themselves when deciding when, where and how to teach kids.

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In mid-July, citing a willingness to keep Moyer open, state officials gave control of Moyer to K12, which specializes in online classes. Several state, local and community leaders vowed to make Moyer, located in a troubled city neighborhood, among the best schools in the state.

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“We are excited to provide and serve families in Delaware with a new innovative educational option for their children. At Horizon Academy, we offer an education that is challenging and self paced, while also providing each student with professional feedback and support,” said Jackie Picciotti, Director of Behavioral Science.

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“It’s been really good for us because she’s been able to keep her schedule at school,” her mother, Christine Johnson, said. “And since it’s being done through the school system, we don’t have to pay for it, so it’s an excellent idea.”

The state piloted the virtual school in January with 284 high school students from 18 of the state’s 19 school districts. Six courses — Algebra I, pre-calculus, Spanish I, Spanish II, American government and physical education — are available. The coursework and the instructors are provided by Florida Virtual School and Apex Learning in Washington.

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