Helping At-Risk High School Students with Online Solutions: Apex Learning CEO Cheryl Vedoe (Part 1)

Cheryl Vedeo is the CEO of Apex Learning. Her background as a software engineer, marketer, and senior manager gave her a solid technical foundation. It was at Apple, as the head of the K-12 education division, that she was introduced to education in the technology space. Cheryl holds a BA in Mathematics from Wheaton College,

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A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 7)

SM: Conceptually, what is going on behind the scene with these skill assessments? RP: We look at the state standards for every state we operate in. In those states, we deliver a curriculum that meets or exceed that states standards. In some cases we will give a child an assessment to figure out what they

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A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 6)

SM: You are a public company. How has the public market received this business? RP: Overall it has been OK. Originally it was very strong, and lately our stock has not been trading where it should be, but we are doing well compared to most companies.

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 5)

SM: It sounds as though you are getting the home schooling market. RP: We do, but not as many as you would think. A lot of times the home schooling market wants religion embedded in their courses, and our programs are a little more secular than that. That being said, one out of every four or five

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A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 4)

SM: How many not-for-profit entities are there out there that are building upon your technologies? RP: There are now 40 of them.

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 3)

SM: Can you tell me more about the content you developed? RP: It is highly interactive and very rigorous. It is very high quality. We thought through everything a child should know from kindergarten to 12th grade to prepare him or her for anything they want to be in this world.

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 2)

SM: Basically, you make it possible for parents to enroll their children in an online school? RP: Correct. It is a K-12, full-time online school.

A Scalable K-12 Education Solution: K12 CEO Ron Packard (Part 1)

Ron Packard was previously a vice president of Knowledge Universe investing, incubating, and operating several charter school companies. Previously, Ron worked for both McKinsey & Company and Goldman Sachs. He holds a B.A. in economics and mechanical engineering (with honors) from the University of California at Berkeley. He holds an M.B.A. (with honors) from the

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