Latvia's education ministry proposes expanding online learning in blended classes
Latvia's Ministry of Education and Science has presented a detailed proposal for blended learning, allowing high school students to study online for up to 20% of yearly class hours and basic school students up to 15%. The ministry announced the plan itself.
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Latvia's Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has unveiled a detailed proposal outlining how so-called blended learning could be implemented in schools — a model combining in-person lessons with remote or online study.
Under the proposed framework, secondary school (vidusskola) students would be allowed to complete part of their annual class hours remotely or online — up to 20% of the total yearly hours. For basic school (pamatskola) students, this share would be smaller, capped at 15% of annual hours.
Ministry's announcement
The information about the new proposal was provided by the ministry itself. Further specifics on how blended learning would be implemented in practice, including detailed application procedures, have not yet been elaborated in the available information.
The blended learning model would give schools more flexibility in planning the educational process, shifting part of the lessons to a remote or online format while keeping the majority of instruction in person.
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