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      <title>What &apos;evidence-based&apos; actually means when an edtech vendor says it</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:55:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Marta Kowalczyk</dc:creator>
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      <title>Retrieval practice works, but not as much as trainers claim</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 2007 federal practice guide gave testing-based study strategies its strongest evidence rating, but newer classroom studies show the real gains are smaller and more subject-dependent than professional-development slides suggest.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Federal law never says a classroom app can have student data by default. A narrow exception does the work, and a wave of new state laws is now building stricter rules on top of it.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Zara Nasser</dc:creator>
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      <title>Open educational resources and real cost savings</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What happens when federal tutoring contracts wind down</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What happens when federal tutoring contracts wind down after ESSER: what districts kept, what vendors lost, and how to write grants that end cleanly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Marta Kowalczyk</dc:creator>
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      <title>The E-rate program explained: school broadband subsidies</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The E-rate program explained: how FCC school broadband subsidies of 20–90 percent work, what they pay for, and the deadlines that decide school network]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Victor Petrov</dc:creator>
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      <title>What Title I funds can legally spend on technology</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Victor Petrov</dc:creator>
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      <title>ESSA evidence tiers, and how vendors market them</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ESSA evidence tiers explained: strong, moderate, promising, and rationale — and how edtech vendors turn evidence labels into marketing that districts can]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why edtech subscriptions jump in price at renewal</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why edtech subscriptions jump in price at renewal: expiring discounts, seat growth, escalators, and acquisitions — and the contract terms that protect]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Curriculum publisher mergers, and what they do to prices</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Curriculum publisher mergers consolidated K-12 materials under few owners; here is how bundling, fewer bidders, and escalators show up in districts']]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Edtech venture funding stays depressed, and the public numbers show it</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[EdTech venture funding reached about $1.35 billion in H1 2025, per HolonIQ, far below the 2021 peak — here is what the decline means for districts and]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Marta Kowalczyk</dc:creator>
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      <title>How school districts actually buy edtech: procurement explained</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How school districts actually buy edtech: the five procurement gates from teacher pilot to board approval, bid thresholds, privacy vetting, and]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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