Research
For adult English language learners working to improve their English skills and confidence for professional reasons, how effective is one-on-one online language tutoring? This question was central to a 2025 research partnership between Leanlab Education and Preply, a global language learning platform.
The most powerful innovations in education emerge when researchers, developers, and educators work side by side. That's why Leanlab Education is partnering with NewSchools Venture Fund on an ambitious research initiative exploring how generative AI can transform math tutoring for K-12 students.
Leanlab Education recognizes companies that demonstrate commitment to research-based practices and user-centered design through our badge programs. This spring and summer we awarded badges to companies that have shown dedication to evidence-based development and meaningful user feedback integration.
At Leanlab Education, we believe that the most transformational education innovations emerge when educators, students, and families are at the center of product development. This belief guided our recent research partnership with Barbershop Books, Inc. to pilot their Reading So Lit® platform for PK-3, a first-of-its-kind learning personalization solution designed to support reading identity development, a critical gap in early literacy education.
Leanlab Education recently partnered with Adobe for Education and teachers across the country to explore how generative AI tools can foster creativity in K12 classrooms.
The education industry is more dynamic than ever, with regular shifts in funding, policies, classroom needs, and available technology. So how can education technology companies navigate this instability while developing quality products and scaling their business?
Navigating the US education system is no small feat, especially for new or international edtech companies unfamiliar with its complexities. Leanlab Education’s Director of Edtech Partnerships Andy Midgette outlines key pathways to entering the US edtech market in a new video.
In a two-part webinar series, Leanlab researchers, entrepreneurs, and impact investors came together to discuss high-level learnings from Leanlab’s 2023-2024 AI research, recommendations for edtech companies developing AI tools, and the importance of building trust with educators through codesign.
Correlational research is a type of research that helps companies examine relationships between their products' usage and learning outcomes, engagement levels, and other user experiences.
In an interview with the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, CEO Katie Boody Adorno reflects on Leanlab Education’s evidence-building partnership work with edtech developers and schools in response to the prompt, “Please describe Leanlab Education’s partnership work with edtech developers and schools to support evidence-building practices across the levels of evidence.”
