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

Doug Levin

Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: The First-Year Implementation of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund in Five States (American Institutes for Research, 2000). FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 1999: $425,000,000 (President Clinton’s request: $475,000,000).

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

The Hechinger Report

In 2006, Jefferson County Public Schools, a large Kentucky district that includes the city of Louisville, began using SuccessMaker, a Pearson product designed to supplement reading and math instruction in kindergarten through eighth grade. Related: Impact funds pour money into ed tech businesses. The results were stark.

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