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      K12

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      Engaged Employer

      K12 reviews

      3.6

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (1,456 total reviews)

      James Rhyu

      59% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

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      K12 has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,456 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The K12 employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 13, 2014

      Definition of Insanity...

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      K12 has a great mission and truly does help families find an education option that fits their needs. There are many very talented employees who have so much to offer to the position, company, and fellow co-workers.

      Cons

      The culture has changed considerably in 5+ years. The salaries are low for anyone under a director level. There is no career growth, guidance, internal promotions are few and far between. It has become a place that is all about money and not helping families (or employees). Communication is barely there. Morale is the lowest it's ever been. Perfection is expected at all times and employee opinions or ideas aren't important or wanted.

      2.0
      Jul 11, 2014

      Not so great

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Working from home; low stress; immediate managers of teachers overall are good to work with but at times treat teachers in a threatening manner.

      Cons

      I'm not sure education for profit is such a good idea. Teacher expertise is not tapped; you just grade work from a canned, static curriculum and communicate with students, parents and school mentors. Some school mentors are effective and facilitate student progress while others are uninvolved. The program is misused as a special ed solution placing students lacking in the skills they need for successful elearning into a setup for failure. There is a lot of very confusing bureaucracy to wade through. Pay is lower than minimum wage would be. Because this is a for-profit company, you do not have access to use open educational resources as you would in the public sector. Teachers are at the behest of the mentors, meaning we have no ability to make sound instructional decisions, unless we can convince them to do so. There's a lot of "just getting through" for a grade and little concern for high quality learning.

      3.0
      Jul 9, 2014

      Veteran of multiple departments

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      growth opportunities if you last long enough

      Cons

      low-mid level management is inconsistent and overwhelmed, pay structure has dramatically reduced within the last year+ and changes daily

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