K12 Inc. Announces Partnership with Greenfield Public Schools to Open Massachusetts Virtual Academy

HERNDON, Va., Aug 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — K12 Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!lrn/quotes/nls/lrn (LRN 23.91, +0.01, +0.04%) , America’s largest provider of proprietary curriculum and online school programs for students in kindergarten through high school, announced today a new partnership with Greenfield Public Schools to launch Massachusetts’ first full-time, statewide online public school.

The Massachusetts Virtual Academy at Greenfield (MAVA@Greenfield) will serve up to 500 students in grades K-8 across the Commonwealth this coming school year. MAVA@Greenfield plans to expand to offer high school in subsequent years. The tuition-free public school is now accepting applications and will be hosting numerous information sessions for interested families and school districts. Enrollment information can be found at www.K12.com/mava.

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