RESEARCH LIBRARY
RESEARCH ON EDTECH TOOLS
Our Pilot Research Program connects entrepreneurs with schools to study the impact, implementation, and usability of education tools in the context of real classrooms. At the conclusion of the program we compile the results into a comprehensive report.
RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL TOOLS IN KANSAS CITY CLASSROOMS
This report shares high-level findings from the eight research studies we conducted on educational tools in 2019-20. We focused on finding interventions that helped schools deal with social-emotional learning, real-world learning, and academic achievement.
2019 - 2020
RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL TOOLS IN KANSAS CITY CLASSROOMS
This report shares high-level findings from the five research studies we conducted on educational tools in 2018-19. We focused on finding interventions that helped schools deal with social-emotional learning, basic skills (literacy and numeracy), and critical thinking.
2018 - 2019
Edtech research by company
Click on any icon below to read the full research study we did with each educational solution and their school partner.
COMMUNITY RESEARCH REPORTS
We also specialize in reports that shed light on important education issues in our community. Our research team brings a data-informed approach to better understand specific challenges in our community.
PARENT SURVEY ON REMOTE LEARNING
An analysis of how parents and caregivers across the metro area are approaching remote learning. A reflection on their success and challenges along with recommendations for schools systems.
SUMMER 2020
TEACHER SURVEY ON REMOTE LEARNING
An analysis of how teachers across the metro area delt with the transition to remote learning. A reflection on their biggest challenges and successes.
SPRING 2020
SPRING 2021 CONNECTIVITY REPORT
An update on the current digital divide in Kansas City among twenty-five school systems and along with updated recommendations to achieve long-term digital equity.
SPRING 2021
FALL 2020 CONNECTIVITY REPORT
An update on the current digital divide in among Kansas City schools, along with updated recommendations to achieve long-term digital equity.
FALL 2020
SPRING 2020 CONNECTIVITY REPORT
An analysis of the current digital divide in Kansas City among twenty-two school systems and our recommendations to achieve digital equity.
SPRING 2020
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
LISTENING TOURS
Each year we talk with parents, students, teachers, and administrators across the Kansas City education community. We use focus groups, interviews, and surveys to determine each school's biggest challenge(s). This foundational research helps us identify the right solution to help each school community address some of their most complex problems.
THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS OF KANSAS CITY SCHOOLS
We sought to understand the most pressing needs of Kansas City schools by framing the conversation around the skills students would need to engage in a rapidly-changing world. Our education community identified and defined three broad categories they believed necessary to prepare students for the future: social-emotional learning, basic skills (literacy and numeracy), critical thinking.
2018
A COMMUNITY APPROACH TO INNOVATION
This reports distills conversations with community stakeholders about the problems felt most deeply by the education community. We found trends in two categories: coordination and communication among parents, students, schools, and businesses.
2017