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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. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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What School Could Be—and What Education Investors Get Wrong

Edsurge

Rather, meet Ted Dintersmith, who has spent nearly 20 years as a partner at Charles River Ventures, an early-stage investment firm. These days, he’s no longer spending time in company boardrooms, but rather in schools and classrooms. I went to all 50 states in 2015 and 2016, visiting a couple hundred schools.

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Is strength-based learning a “magic bullet?”

The Hechinger Report

The one Galt’s fourth-graders take comes from the CliftonStrengths Youth Explorer, a framework developed and sold by Gallup, the 82-year-old management consulting company best known for its public opinion polling. From 2014-15 to 2016-17, the percentage of the district’s students meeting or exceeding standards rose from 37 to 43.1

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

Edsurge

He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We He had the staff, as many as 35 employees with experience in game and curriculum development. Nineteen states and D.C.

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Can all students succeed at science and technology high schools?

The Hechinger Report

These new high schools, which rely on open admissions instead of competitive criteria like tests and grades, have multiplied to meet the exploding demand for workers with math, science and technology skills. a 10-year-old inclusive science high school that participated in Lynch’s case study.

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

For-profit schools, such as Salter and others owned by its parent company, Premier Education Group, have zeroed in on this market. The company posted more than $175 million in profits between 2004 and 2014, according to a 2016 lawsuit filed by a former company CEO who alleged that he was owed bonus pay.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 24, 2017 School district to retain IT department | The Sentinel → Several members of the IT department were present at Thursday’s meeting to urge the board not to outsource IT services to a company that proposed to do so. Tagged on: March 22, 2017 With Hacking in Headlines, K-12 Cybersecurity Ed.

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