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

Doug Levin

Note that the last category is the most subjective and one might reasonably argue some reports (including those conducted under contract with the U.S. 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).

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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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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Few can offer buyers independent assessments of the value of their products, even if those same entrepreneurs have sweated and toiled to build great wares. Entrepreneurs, moreover, couldn’t imagine waiting until their products were “done” to do a single, huge expensive RCT program. age, grade, ELL, SPED, etc).

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