The OBC model benefits from clearly defined roles and shared responsibilities across district, school, and provider teams.¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Developing OBCs broke down existing silos so district departments could design a contract together. → f2-silos

Evidence¶

f2-silos¶

Noakes, S., Shell, A., & Vollavanh, A. (2026, March). Instructional coherence and shared responsibilities: OBC's impact on EdTech procurement. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/288

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Cohort learning reported from the qualitative interview study of the first edtech OBC cohort; the report's section heading states developing OBCs "broke down existing silos to enable departments to design a contract together."

"The OBC model benefits from clearly defined roles and shared responsibilities across district, school, and provider teams"

Discussion¶

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