(Edweek) By Jason Kazi —
The latest attempt by researchers to determine the impact of educational technology investments on student achievement suggests that federal E-rate program subsidies that schools receive are unlikely to improve student test scores.
This new study could fuel debates about the link between technology investments and student achievement. But several ed-tech experts said the premise of the study is largely misguided and some of the methodology is flawed.
The research—conducted by scholars at Clemson University’s Department of Economics and the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy—shows no direct correlation between the use of annual E-rate subsidies and SAT scores in North Carolina’s public schools.
