Ryan & Maniskas, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against K12, Inc.

WAYNE, Pa., Aug. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan & Maniskas, LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased the common stock of K12, Inc. ("K12" or the "Company") (NYSE: LRN) between November 7, 2013 and October 27, 2015, inclusive (the "Class Period").

K12 shareholders may, no later than September 19, 2016, move the Court for appointment as a lead plaintiff of the Class.  If you purchased shares of K12 and would like to learn more about these claims or if you wish to discuss these matters and have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights, contact Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire toll-free at (877) 316-3218 or to sign up online, visit: www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/lrn.

The lawsuit alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose: (1) that K12 was publishing misleading advertisements about students' academic progress, parent satisfaction, their graduates' eligibility for University of California and California State University admission, class sizes, the individualized and flexible nature of K12's instruction, hidden costs, and the quality of the materials provided to students; (2) that K12 submitted inflated student attendance numbers to the California Department of Education in order to collect additional funding; (3) that, as a result of the aforementioned practices, the company was open to potential civil and criminal liability; (4) that the company would likely be forced to end these practices, which would have a negative impact on K12's operations and prospects, and/or that K12 was, in fact, ending the practices; and (5) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' statements about K12's business, operations, and prospects, were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.

On October 27, 2015, Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes ("CREDO") published a study regarding online charter schools, specifically mentioning K12, and published a press release summarizing the study's results. In the press release, CREDO stated that, "innovative new research suggests that students of online charter schools had significantly weaker academic performance in math and reading, compared with their counterparts in conventional schools." That same day, K12 reported disappointing financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. On these disclosures, K12's stock price fell $1.93 per share, or 15.8%, to close at $10.25 on October 27, 2015. After the market closed that day, K12 filed a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the SEC for the same fiscal quarter, disclosing therein that the Company had received a subpoena from the Attorney General of the State of California, Bureau of Children's Justice in connection with an investigation styled "In the Matter of the Investigation of: For-Profit Virtual Schools."

Over the following three days, K12's stock price fell a cumulative $0.54 per share, or 5.2%, to close at $9.71 on October 30, 2015.

If you are a member of the class, you may, no later than September 19, 2016, request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff of the class.  A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.  In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class.  Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff."  Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.  You may retain Ryan & Maniskas, LLP or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action.

For more information regarding this, please contact Ryan & Maniskas, LLP (Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire) toll-free at (877) 316-3218 or by email at [email protected] or visit: www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/lrn.  For more information about class action cases in general or to learn more about Ryan & Maniskas, LLP, please visit our website: www.rmclasslaw.com.

Ryan & Maniskas, LLP is a national shareholder litigation firm.  Ryan & Maniskas, LLP is devoted to protecting the interests of individual and institutional investors in shareholder actions in state and federal courts nationwide.

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Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire
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Wayne, PA 19087
484-588-5516
877-316-3218
www.rmclasslaw.com/cases/lrn 
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