K12 is a business and has not been supportive of protecting homeschool freedoms while maintaining and growing their business with government schools.

In Illinois, there are homeschooling families who successfully use (and pay for) the K12 curriculum (International Academy), as a private school option.

The K12 company has made at least 34 different contributions to our IL representatives, including Rod Blagojevich…no surprise there…, in the last couple of years.  Bill sponsor, Representative Chapa LaVia, received contributions.

I don’t know that K12 will be used for this state-wide virtual school, but K12 is used for the Chicago Virtual School, that opened in the fall of 2006

Here are the recorded Illinois legislators accepting campaign monies from the Virginia based K12 Company:

The  search found 34 receipts totaling $21,500.00

K12 South Point II 2300 Corporate Park Dr Herndon, VA 20171

$500.00 11/30/2006         Individual Contribution Senator Demuzio Committee

K12 $500.00 2/5/2007  Individual Contribution Citizens for Mike Smith

K12 $500.00 1/2/2007              Individual Contribution Citizens for Edward Acevedo

K12 South Point II $500.00 12/8/2006           Individual Contribution People for Eddy

K12 $2,500.00  8/17/2006           Individual Contribution Friends of Blagojevich

K12 $500.00 12/18/2006         Individual Contribution Friends of Debbie Halvorson

K12 SOUTH PORT II $1,000.00 11/3/2006            Individual Contribution Citizens For Colvin

K12 $250.00 11/1/2007            Individual Contribution Citizens for Harry Osterman

k12 $1,000.00 12/28/2006         Individual Contribution Citizens to Elect Tom Cross

K12 $250.00 1/9/2007              Individual Contribution Friends of Linda Chapa LaVia

K12 South Point II $2,000.00 12/28/2006         Individual Contribution Friends of Michael J Madigan

K12 $500.00 11/21/2008         Individual Contribution Citizens for Mike Smith

K12 $500.00 9/15/2008           Individual Contribution Friends of Clayborne

K12 $500.00 8/27/2008          Transfer In People for Eddy

K12 $250.00 10/10/2008        Individual Contribution Citizens for Harry Osterman

k12 $500.00 8/11/2008           Individual Contribution Citizens to Elect Tom Cross

K12 $250.00 8/7/2009             Individual Contribution People for Eddy

K12 South Point II $1,000.00 10/1/2008           Individual Contribution Friends of Michael J Madigan

K12 – South Point 11 $250.00 8/21/2008           Individual Contribution Citizens for Maloney

K12 Inc. 2,000.00 12/20/2006         Individual Contribution Citizens for Emil Jones

K12 Inc. South Point II $250.00 12/13/2006         Individual Contribution Citizens for Pritchard

K12 Inc. South Point II $250.00 9/4/2008             Individual Contribution Citizens for Pritchard

K12 Incorporated $1,000.00 1/3/2007              Individual Contribution Citizens for Carol Ronen

K12 Incorporated South Point II $1,000.00 12/12/2006         Individual Contribution Citizens for Frank Watson

K12 Incorporated South Point II $250.00 1/11/2007            Individual Contribution Citizens for Burzynski

K12 Incorporated $250.00 12/15/2006         Individual Contribution Friends for Renee Kosel

K12 Incorporated $500.00 12/23/2006         Individual Contribution Citizens for Lightford

K12 Incorporated $500.00 11/10/2006         Individual Contribution Friends of Iris Y Martinez

K12 Incorporated $250.00 9/2/2008             Individual Contribution Friends for Renee Kosel

K12 Incorporated $250.00 8/21/2008           Individual Contribution Friends of Iris Y Martinez

K12 Incorporated South Point II $500.00 8/28/2008          Individual Contribution Citizens for Frank Watson

K12 Incorporated South Point II$250.00 9/9/2008             Individual Contribution Citizens for Burzynski

K12 Management Inc. $750.00 10/26/2009         Individual Contribution Friends of Clayborne

K12 Management Inc. $250.00 3/6/2009             Individual Contribution Citizens for David Miller