{"id":5332,"date":"2013-03-23T17:52:29","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T22:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2018-08-16T15:49:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T20:49:16","slug":"k12-inc-last-hearing-march-27-first-vote-april-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/?p=5332","title":{"rendered":"K12 Inc. \u2013 Last Hearing March 27, First Vote April 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>K12 Inc., a for-profit virtual learning company is <a title=\"K12 Inc. stories on Progressive Fox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/?tag=k12-inc\">pitching their services to 18 Illinois school districts<\/a>, attempting to exploit Illinois&#8217; weak charter laws.  K12 Inc. executives have handled presentations at 16 of the 18 schools in which they have submitted an application for a virtual charter.  Geneva&#8217;s school district 304 held a hearing on March 11th and the applicant did not show.  The final hearing is in District 365U (Romeoville and Bolingbrook).<\/p>\n            \n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-singlepic-image \" style=\"max-width: 320px\">\n\t\t\t    \t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/jobs-with-justice\/stop-k12-web_1.jpg\"\n\t\t     title=\"\"\n             data-src=\"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/jobs-with-justice\/stop-k12-web_1.jpg\"\n             data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/jobs-with-justice\/thumbs\/thumbs_stop-k12-web_1.jpg\"\n             data-image-id=\"567\"\n             data-title=\"stop-k12-web_1\"\n             data-description=\"\"\n             target='_self'\n             class=\"ngg-fancybox\" rel=\"21ff1fc310d2b4dfcaf56f3c78ade8b5\">\n            <img class=\"ngg-singlepic\"\n             src=\"http:\/\/www.progressivefox.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/jobs-with-justice\/dynamic\/stop-k12-web_1.jpg-nggid03567-ngg0dyn-320x240x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n             alt=\"stop-k12-web_1\"\n             title=\"stop-k12-web_1\"\n              width=\"320\"               \/>\n    \t<\/a>\n\t\t      <\/div>\n        \n<p>Please join <a title=\"RSVP for D365U Event\" href=\"http:\/\/afl.salsalabs.com\/o\/4023\/c\/1539\/p\/salsa\/event\/common\/public\/?event_KEY=9985\">Northern Illinois Jobs with Justice (RSVP via this link)<\/a> at the final public hearing to express your opposition to K12 Inc&#8217;s taxpayer rip-off scheme. This Wall Street company is trying to rip-off taxpayers in the amount of $8,000 per customer (students that they sign up).<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: Wednesday, March 27th @ 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: Valley View D365U School Service Center (755 Dalhart Ave., Romeoville, IL 60446)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first vote for or against K12&#8217;s virtual charter scam is going to be held in East Aurora, District 131.  <a title=\"RSVP for Aurora event\" href=\"http:\/\/afl.salsalabs.com\/o\/4023\/c\/1539\/p\/salsa\/event\/common\/public\/?event_KEY=9985\">Please join NIJwJ (RSVP via this link)<\/a> and encourage the board to vote &#8220;no.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: April 1st @ 7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: School Services Center (417 Fifth St., Aurora, IL 60505)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K12 Inc., a for-profit virtual learning company is pitching their services to 18 Illinois school districts, attempting to exploit Illinois&#8217; weak charter laws. K12 Inc. executives have handled presentations at 16 of the 18 schools in which they have submitted an application for a virtual charter. 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