Low-performing schools have been a chronic problem in the District. But a new tool, blended learning, has local school officials hopeful that they may be solving the issue and turning the tide.

To get the initiative off the ground, several grants have provided DCPS schools necessary funding, such as a $1 million donation from Microsoft in 2013 to help D.C. teachers redesign classrooms using ...

Carolyn Shapiro is a freelance journalist based in Burlington, Vt., with expertise in covering business and technology, health and science, consumer issues and the food industry. Five years ago, many ...

"Blended learning" means any form of learning that mixes methods, such as face-to-face coaching and self-paced, recorded and live, individual and group, etc. In this article, I will explore six key ...

In today’s educational landscape, instruction has many forms. What’s known as traditional, face-to-face instruction is alive and well. But, like most fields, the field of education continuously ...

Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience includes education and community news coverage for the Syracuse Post-Standard and international news reporting for the Pulitzer ...

Modern classrooms are slowly taking a new approach to imparting wisdom and knowledge to the upcoming generation. Traditional classroom teaching techniques are giving way to a new system of blended ...

Siobhán McPhee receives funding from internal teaching and learning grants within the University of British Columbia. Micheal Jerowsky receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...

Student Achievement: DCPS has a goal of raising student achievement so that 70% of the district’s students are proficient inreading and math and twice as many students qualify as advanced. Supporting ...

To get the initiative off the ground, several grants have provided DCPS schools necessary funding, such as a $1 million donation from Microsoft in 2013 to help D.C. teachers redesign classrooms using ...