Education Companies Are Pursuing a Broader Array of Feedback on Products From Underrepresented Groups
Organizations across the K-12 market are investing time in field tests and research that will help them better support marginalized communities.
Technologies Like ChatGPT Could Help Teachers Create Instructional Materials, But Those Tools Also Come With Risks
EdWeek Market Brief spoke to industry officials and educators about the implications of tools like ChatGPT and their potential to improve or complicate the work of schools.
The two organizations share an interest in improving the use of research in ed tech, and making sure products are implemented effectively.
The mapping tool aims to help researchers identify similar projects so that they can work together, avoid duplicative efforts, and bridge gaps across the field.
Education Company Leaders and Advisers to Industry Talk About What They've Learned About Staging Audience-Research Sessions
The informal audience-research sessions give education businesses the opportunity to hear directly from educators about products and features.
The Search for New Ideas Is Driving Organizations to Hire Applicants With Unexpected Work Histories
Hiring managers and executives at companies serving K-12 districts see enormous benefits in the ideas and specialized skills that applicants from outside the education field can bring.
A Consultant Who Works With Ed. Companies Talks About Common Missteps and How to Avoid Them
Ed-tech companies need to weave privacy protections into product design and the very fabric of what they do, says Linnette Attai, who consults organizations on GDPR and other regulations.
Interim testing will be the focus of new product reviews by EdReports and the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment.
Companies Are Under Pressure to Show the Research Behind Their Strategies
At a moment when many districts are investing in expansive tutoring efforts, companies are under rising pressure to prove their programs’ effectiveness.
A Researcher Breaks Down the Opportunities -- and Risks -- That Immersive Technologies Carry for K-12
A researcher for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center breaks down the opportunities — and risks — for school districts in adopting immersive technologies.
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