Each year, U.S. schools and districts spend around $8 billion on edtech product licenses (Richards & Stebbins, 2014). With such a large investment, educators should be examining whether edtech products have a positive impact on student achievement. However, school systems have lacked the resources necessary to enable educators and administrators to conduct practical evaluations of edtech effectiveness in a timely manner.

In this whitepaper, we introduce a formative decision-making process that allows educators to examine what works in their local contexts using real-world data.