Bricks, clicks and civics
In a post on “hybrid schools” that combine “bricks and clicks,” Larry Cuban warns that efficiency isn’t the only goal: Schools are not “information factories.” In some ways, the new hybrid schools are...
View ArticleEducation Reform for the Digital Era
In Education Reform for the Digital Era, Fordham looks at “taking high-quality online and blended schools to scale — and to educational success.”
View ArticlePRI: Flip the regulations
Students are learning more in “flipped” classes that use Khan Academy lessons, concludes a Pacific Research Institute report by Lance Izumi and Elliott Parisi. Furthermore, flipping could save tax...
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Study: Hybrid class works for college students
College statistics students in a hybrid class — online instruction plus a one-hour face-to-face session — performed slightly better than the control group and spent 1.7 fewer hours per week on the...
View ArticleFlipping the factory model
Despite national honors, long wait lists and a feature spot in Waiting for Superman, California’s Summit charter schools needed radical change, CEO Diane Tavenner decided. . . . “we took the factory...
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Online learning: The smart get smarter
Strong students benefit from online classes, but weak students do not, concludes Brookings’ Susan Dynarski. The convenience of online learning appeals to adults with full-time jobs and often with...
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