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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 2016 $0 (President Obama’s request: $200,000,000). 2012 and 2012 (ARRA case studies). FY 2001: $450,000,000.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

As I eventually wrote in Open educational resources: Undertheorized research and untapped potential : Many of the articles reviewed in Hilton (2016), including some articles on which I was an author, are woefully undertheorized. They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies.

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

The Hechinger Report

IXL says its program is “proven effective” and that research “has shown over and over that IXL produces real results.” Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”.

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Invest in the Workforce of the Future with Data-Driven Collaboration

Digital Promise

In September 2016, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced an ambitious goal to successfully support 70 percent of working-aged individuals in the state in earning at least an associate degree by 2025. One promising pattern shows how investments in CTE programs at the high school level are resulting in higher wages for graduates.

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OPINION: When less-affluent families pay too much for child care

The Hechinger Report

I’ve recently carried out analyses using a new federal database (the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of 2016 ) to calculate hourly and annualized prices for parents who purchase at least eight hours a week of center-based care using their own funds for a child under five who does not have a disability.

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What If You Held Your Math Program Accountable for Long-Lasting Impact?

MIND Research Institute

Let’s take a look at three aspects of the problem, which feed into each other: Once an innovative new program is chosen, it is often not used broadly across an entire school, nor at scale across a whole district. Teachers and staff don’t receive the time and support they need to use the new program with fidelity.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

Named 2012 Washington State Teacher of the Year and an NSBA “20 to Watch” in 2015, he developed and led digital learning, professional development, and innovative librarian programs. His 2016 TEDx talk, “Changing the Conversation About Librarians” promotes Future Ready Librarians, a national initiative he helped develop.