A Race to the Top district in suburban Indianapolis is going fully 1-to-1 with Chromebooks, partnering with an online learning provider to update its curriculum ahead of the rollout.
Hartford Public Schools has launched a new grant-funded blended learning credit recovery program for at-risk high school students.
Only 17 percent of high schools do not currently offer any online classes and more than 40 percent are offering online courses in English language arts, history, math or science, according to the latest report from Project Tomorrow's Speak Up report.
To help improve its four- and five-year high school graduation rates, Boston Public Schools is expanding its partnership with online course provider Apex Learning.
Florida inmates are participating in a novel blended learning program to earn their secondary degrees and professional certificates. The program, operated under the Florida Department of Corrections, was undertaken in an effort to lower recidivism rates and reduce costs.
Online publisher Odysseyware has started offering expanded curriculum resources designed to help students transition from the traditional classroom to online learning, including videos and writing and diagnostic tools.
K-12 educational software provider CompassLearning has unveiled the latest major update to CompassLearning Odyssey, which is scheduled for summer release.
James Madison High School, an all-online high school headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA, has formed a partnership with Shreveport Job Corps in Louisiana to form a hybrid high school completion program.
Pearson and Knewton will soon introduce versions of digital courses that will adapt to each student's needs as the course progresses.
A majority of public school districts in the United States have students who participate in distance education courses at some level, according to data released by the National Center for Education Statistics. But the most of those districts aren't delivering the education themselves.