The Rise & Fall of ECOT

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow must show student login data to the state Department of Educattion. 

The ruling essentially decided that ECOT must repay some $80 million to state coffers because the enrollment numbers didn’t reflect actual student participation. 

Today on All Sides, we discuss the rise and fall of ECOT and its legacy. 

Guests:

• Patrick O'Donnell, education reporter, The Plain Dealer  

• Chad Aldis, vice president for Ohio Policy and Advocacy, Thomas B Fordham Institute

• Dr. Kui Xie, professor of educational studies at OSU, director of College of Education and Human Ecology’s research laboratory for digital learning 

• Stephen Dyer, education policy fellow at Innovation Ohio