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#AskExcelinEd: How are states advancing next generation learning?

ExcelinEd

State Progress Toward Next Generation Learning includes five key findings about the national landscape of next generation learning programs. are or will soon be administering a next generation learning program. Since 2016, at least 15 states have created new next generation learning programs. Key Findings.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

Edsurge

2016 Wyoming Google Summit. Lachelle Brant) Creating Guidelines for Distance Education The Problem: Sometimes, the greatest solution stems from the greatest need. Today, there are 11 school districts and 7 community colleges that have utilized the grant to plant and grow courses and programs that fit their students’ needs.

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

The Hechinger Report

In 2014, the district’s program evaluation department published a study on the reading program’s impact on student learning, as measured by standardized tests. When examining the data, there is a clear indication that SuccessMaker Reading is not improving student growth scores for students,” the evaluation said.

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