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A ‘Learning Ecosystem’ Approach to Ed-Tech Acquisition

Digital Promise

Susan Adelmann is vice president of strategic partnerships at Follett School & Library Group, a corporate supporter of Digital Promise. It’s a reminder both of how the quest for a definitive answer can stunt innovation and how failure can be inevitable without enough planning. the technology in our kids’ pockets.

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Is 2023 the year of the microschool?

eSchool News

Microschools have definitely made a mark in the K–12 landscape. Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s. Although early minimills changed the resources, processes, and cost structure of steel production, their disruption of the industry didn’t happen overnight.

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The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education

Iterating Toward Openness

As anyone who has tried to check out a popular book at the library knows, sharing books with others can be a frustrating experience. Each of these services rents temporary access to books, articles, songs, movies, and other materials without providing users with the possibility of buying a personal copy that they can truly own and control.

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