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Blended Case Study: Leadership Public Schools

Leadership Public Schools (LPS) is a network of four small high-poverty high schools in Richmond, Oakland, Hayward, and San Jose, California. These locations (and nearby Summit Prep and Downtown College Prep) are the best example of great high schools combining the historic benefits of small rigorous and supportive env...

9 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Dream Lake Students Knighted as Math Learners

Patty Weisbach, Assistant Principal at Dream Lake Elementary, says she has countless stories about the ways that ST Math’s JiJi the penguin, created by MIND Research Institute, created a culture of success around math at her school. Yet, one story in particular stands out.

9 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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60+ Top Articles On Blended Learning

Blended learning buzzed at conferences this year and across the education market. iNACOL, the leader in the blended learning space, created a new definition for the term. We've seen it in classrooms, heard it from teachers, and talked about it at Getting Smart. Featured in the articles below, Getting Smart highlights t...

10 months ago by Jaclyn Norton

Learning

Three Schools That Are Getting It Right

It’s easy to spend a lot of time on what’s wrong with education—and there’s a place for that. Identifying problems can lead us to solutions. But another crucial part of the conversation needs to be discussing schools that have already found solutions—and how can they be replicated.

10 months ago by Diana Moore

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SMARTtech Roundup: Blended Learning, STEM, Common Core

Blended Schools & Tools HBCU blends. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund ...

10 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Digital Learning Now!

Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.

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Online Learning Studies Must Evaluate Individual Student Trajectories

The “gotcha” research on charter schools and innovation continues, with the latest aimed at K12 Inc.’s online schools. There are plenty of important policy and oversight research questions around the performance of charter schools and online schools, but unsupported claims like the latest from the National Educat...

10 months ago by Guest Author

Learning

Virtual Classrooms Supersize Hunger to Learn

With more organizations looking for more innovative approaches than traditional teaching methods, blended learning is becoming increasingly popular. With the ‘perfect blend,’ companies can combine self-based learning, assignment tasks and classes, which can be attended virtually or over the phone. These learning to...

10 months ago by Guest Author