The USA Today education writer says video games are increasingly being used in classrooms to help kids master subjects, from math to science to English.

The fast-growing high-tech charter school network, which is based in California, will open in D.C. even though a lawsuit halted its expansion in San Jose.

Rocketship Charter School, based in San Jose, Calif., will open its 12th school in one of the poorest neighborhoods of D.C. in the 2016 school year.