DPS's evaluation process led schools to use safer edtech products by prioritizing student data privacy and accessibility review¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Rigorous consideration of privacy and accessibility in the evaluation process reduced risks of data breaches and legal concerns, though the messaging has not fully resonated with all staff. → Noakes 2025

Evidence¶

Noakes 2025¶

Noakes, S., Shell, A., & Karim, S. (2025). Driving Edtech Coherence and Intentionality: Denver Public Schools' Innovative Procurement Process. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/267

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Qualitative case-study finding from interviews with district staff and leaders during the first-year rollout. The report states the privacy priority "has led to schools using safer edtech products"; no quantitative measure of safety improvement is printed.

"While this messaging is not fully resonating with all staff, DPS has found that the priority and rigorous consideration for privacy and accessibility has led to schools using safer edtech products by reducing the risks of data breaches and concerns around legal action."

Discussion¶

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