K12Inc: Bad for Idaho

Are you aware that your school taxes are funding a private corporation called K12Inc?

Former Sec. of Education William Bennett gave an “improper” multi-million dollar grant to fund K12 (see Media Matters for America).  Since then, K12 has received millions of dollars that would have been better spent on our public schools. The K12 CEO received a salary of $5 million last year, and K12 spent $26 million to advertise its program in 2010 (Spokesman Review?).

A study by the University of Colorado found that K12’s methods are performing below the national educational standards: (National Education Policy Center / NEPC).” Obviously, K12’s bottom line is profit, not achievement.

Supt. Luna received $44,000 in campaign funding in 2010 from K12Inc. It looks suspiciously like his driving interest in providing laptops to students, forcing every student to take online courses, and demoralizing public school teachers has been influenced by K12. 

Do you want your school taxes to go to this subpar, virtual online corporation? Do you want a supt. of schools who is more concerned about putting children in front of a computer than providing adequate funding for our schools? Vote NO on Proposition 1, 2, 3 in November.