Research Library
Education Community Research
Systemic Research
BUILDING A RESPONSIBLE AI TESTBED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR U.S. EDUCATION IN 2025
A proposal from the U.S. contingent of the Global Edtech Testbed Network to establish a national AI testbed infrastructure—sophisticated sandboxes that provide researchers, developers, and policymakers with essential infrastructure to test, evaluate, and refine AI systems in contained, real-world settings.
2025
CAPIAL FLOWS IN EDTECH EVIDENCE GENERATION
A resource from the U.S. contingent of the Global Edtech Testbed Network that examines the pipeline, consistency, and handoff of capital flows across the evidence-building tiers to advance a more robust and equity-centered innovation infrastructure in edtech.
2024
TENETS AND PRINCIPLES OF EDTECH TRIALING NETWORKS & ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN THE U.S.
Guidelines from the interdisciplinary U.S. contingent of the Global Edtech Testbed Network, sharing tenets and principles to enhance the quality and effectiveness of education technology R&D.
2023
TOWARDS SYSTEMIC EDTECH TESTBEDS: EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICACY, AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
A white paper from the Global Edtech Testbed Network, a collaborative effort supported by the Jacobs Foundation to advance best practices in the field of edtech co-development and evaluation through “testbeds,” or authentic school environments in which to trial emerging education technologies.
2023
The Digital Divide
An analysis of the digital divide in Kansas City among twenty-two school systems and our recommendations to achieve digital equity.
Digital Divide Connectivity Report
Spring 2020
Digital Divide Connectivity Report
Fall 2020
Digital Divide Connectivity Report
Spring 2021
COLLABORATION, PROCUREMENT, & PURCHASING PRACTICES
An analysis of Kansas City Metro school leaders' purchasing decision-making. We used surveys and interviews with school leaders at small, medium, large, urban, rural, and suburban districts.
2019