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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

Here are five existing policies that policymakers and local officials are likely to lean on to ensure that funds are used effectively, with regard to investments in remote learning programs and services. Evidence-based Investments There is a long-standing interest in spending academic intervention funds on programs with a record of success.

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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2001: $450,000,000. The post U.S.

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A Unified Approach for Digital Integration

edWeb.net

A former secondary and college journalism and writing instructor, Bridget holds an MFA from Eastern Washington University. leads the Marketplace Research initiative at Digital Promise which is focused on increasing the amount of evidence in the edtech marketplace. About the Host. Christina Luke, Ph.D. Christina earned a Ph.D.

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Why You Need More Than "One Good Study" To Evaluate EdTech

MIND Research Institute

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that every education technology (edtech) publisher says their product works, and they all have some sort of supporting evidence. Highly credible edtech evaluation lists give top marks for just one RCT (randomized controlled trial). The Problem: Gold Standard EdTech Studies are Rare.

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5 Principles for Evaluating State Test Scores

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leads the Marketplace Research initiative at Digital Promise which is focused on increasing the amount of evidence in the edtech marketplace. in education administration and policy from the State University of New York at Albany and a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and English from Boston College. Christina Luke, Ph.D.