Spot the Difference: What Passes as Evidence in Education
You’re in a budget meeting. A vendor says their program boosts student outcomes by 20%. The slide sparkles, heads nod, and a small voice in
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Why Your Most Engaged Students Might Be Misleading Your Impact Data
You roll up product usage for the semester, and it looks great. Daily streaks. Badges. Charts that climb. Your most engaged students are excelling, and
What Does Evidence Based Actually Mean for Schools?
You’ve seen it. On websites. In slide decks. Written across the top of grant proposals in bold. These days, just about everything in education is
Beyond Anecdotes: The Power of Quantitative Data in Education
We’ve all heard the glowing success story. A teacher tries a new program in her classroom. She swears by it. The kids are thriving, test
Why Rapid-Cycle Evaluation Matters for EdTech
In EdTech, speed is everything. You build fast. You ship fast. You tweak, iterate, and improve faster still. But here’s the problem: traditional evaluation methods?
Efficacy vs. Effectiveness: Why Understanding the Difference Matters in K–12 Education
When a district leader says, Show me the data, what they often receive is a polished report, full of impressive outcomes from a handful of