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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

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. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. This story also appeared in USA Today. But they are all misleading.

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The dark side of education research: widespread bias

The Hechinger Report

Critics have attacked Big Pharma for widespread biases in studies of new and potentially profitable drugs. And that may be leaving teachers and school administrators in the dark about the full story of classroom programs and interventions they are considering buying. They want a study that puts the best face forward.”

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