The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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Company Pearson E-rate Software 145

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2019

According to company officials, Naviance is used by about 40 percent of high schools in the U.S. Naviance, which provides its tools to districts for about $10 per student, “has found a way to do this that other technology companies have not done, or not as successfully.”.

Data 140

Data Case Study Company Tools 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Searsport had started transitioning to a standards-based diploma in 2002, after receiving a share of a $10-million school reform grant that Gates had made to the Sen. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute , an organization that gives out scholarships to Maine students. The state ramps up. So far, none of the academies are in Maine.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One team of seven researchers led by Jeni Burnette, a psychologist at North Carolina State University, found that the results were wildly different for students across 53 studies published between 2002 and 2020. In a few cases, student performance and well-being deteriorated after a mindset intervention. Often they didn’t.

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Analysis Study Training Report 127