How to Measure ROI to Show the Value of Ed Tech Purchases

Educational technology investments in K–12 are soaring to new heights, putting millions of dollars into the hands of district administrators. However, it’s not always easy for IT leaders to use quantitative methods to analyze the return on ed tech investments.
With our 85-plus years of combined experience in purchasing millions of dollars of technology, we recommend fellow school technology leaders use more creative ways to measure ROI, or what we call “return on instruction.” We define return on instruction as a results-based process that both quantitatively and qualitatively measures the…

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