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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Note that the last category is the most subjective and one might reasonably argue some reports (including those conducted under contract with the U.S. Please feel free to comment if you believe I’ve missed a key document or piece of crucial information, or if you have a question regarding the context of a specific statement or document.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success. With regard to the latter, there are new requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act that require school-level expenditure reports. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight.

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The dark side of education research: widespread bias

The Hechinger Report

Developers often create their own yardsticks for measuring student success, devising their own assessments to go along with their programs. But those same gains are often not evident in a reading or math assessment given to all students each spring. Related: The ‘dirty secret’ about educational innovation.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Few can offer buyers independent assessments of the value of their products, even if those same entrepreneurs have sweated and toiled to build great wares. Entrepreneurs, moreover, couldn’t imagine waiting until their products were “done” to do a single, huge expensive RCT program. age, grade, ELL, SPED, etc).

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