85% of EdTech Products Have No Research Evidence — LXD Research Evidence for edtech products exists — but it lives in a narrow, well-funded sliver of the market. Across the… Read More »85% of Edtech Products have No Research Evidence. How can we change that?
Why ESSA Tier III Is the Evidence Standard Most EdTech Buyers Actually Want — LXD Research Most edtech companies assume the goal is always to climb as high as possible… Read More »What Does ESSA Tier III Evidence Actually Look Like?
EdTech Evidence Certifications: What They Are and How Many Products Have Them — LXD Research When a school district is trying to decide whether an edtech product actually works, two… Read More »EdTech Evidence Certifications
What Study Design Do You Actually Need for ESSA Tier II? — LXD Research If you’ve started researching ESSA evidence requirements, you’ve probably encountered terms like “quasi-experimental design” and “randomized… Read More »What Study Design Do You Actually Need for ESSA Tier II?
What Is ESSA and Why Does It Matter for EdTech? — LXD Research A Brief History From No Child Left Behind to ESSA The Every Student Succeeds Act was signed… Read More »What is ESSA and Why Does it Matter?
In education, the phrase “research-based” gets used a lot. But what does it actually mean? Arizona provides one of the clearest and most rigorous answers — see our presentation below… Read More »Arizona Isn’t Just Talking About “Evidence-Based” Reading Programs — It’s Enforcing It
Congratulations to Tumbleweed Publishing! Their structured literacy decodable readers have been approved as a supplemental provider on the Colorado READ Act Advisory List of Instructional Programming for Phonics and Word… Read More »Tumbleweed Publishing Approved on Colorado’s READ Act Advisory List for Phonics & Word Study
Mississippi’s landmark 2013 Literacy-Based Promotion Act became one of the most celebrated education reforms in the country, helping the state climb from 49th to 21st in fourth-grade reading on the… Read More »Mississippi Is Extending Its Literacy Playbook to Middle Grades — and Evidence Requirements Come with It
Michigan’s curriculum review process is generating debate — especially around what “evidence-based” actually means. Some assume Michigan requires Top Tier ESSA research studies. Others may suggest research isn’t really required… Read More »Scored, Not Binary: How Michigan Weighs Evidence and Instructional Quality
EduEvidence recently announced its Top 25 Global Impact-Certified EdTech Companies, recognizing organizations that pair strong products with credible, independently reviewable evidence of impact. Released at the BETT 2026 Conference in… Read More »Celebrating Our Partners in the Top 25 Global Impact-Certified EdTech Companies