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A Substack investigating the real-world impact of educational technology on children’s learning and development.

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PISA 2025 Will Reveal A Technology "Sweet Spot": Don’t Believe It Yet

One of the Most Important - and Surprising - Analyses I’ve Ever Run

1-to-1 Computer Initiatives: The Curious Case of Maine

The World’s First 1:1 Laptop Program Started in Maine – So How’d It Turn Out?

The Confound Dilemma: Why AI Schools Can't Tell Us Whether AI Works

In 2020 - years before large language models became publicly available - I argued that schools may want to consider radically reorganizing the academic day.

i-Ready Finally Has Real Research…And It Changes Nothing

The Evidence is Stronger, But The Conclusions Remain the Same

Are AI Tutors Really Teaching Students - or Just Teaching the Test?

Why Better Test Scores Don’t Always Mean Better Learning.

Think AI Tutors Are the Future of School? Think Again…Again

Digital Tutors Have Been Around for a Century – So Why Do They Keep Failing?

Sophie Winkleman Does It Again (And New Data Backs Her Up)

Another Brilliant Speech on EdTech, AI, and Child Development.

Bad News: Humans Still Can't Multitask

The Science Isn't Wrong - But The Headlines Certainly Are

I Screwed Up An Important Statistic!

I Majorly Biffed on Triggernometry

Researchers Say Phone Bans Don’t Improve Learning — But They Didn’t Study Bans

How a Crucial Distinction Continues to be Blurred in the Debate Around Phones in Schools