The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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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.”.

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Data Case Study Company Tools 141

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In theory, proficiency-based models let students learn at their own pace, speeding up if they grasp a concept quickly, and getting extra help if they struggle. In practice, though, it can take many different forms, including independent study, learning communities and online programs. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report.

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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 130