SETDA 2023 State EdTech Trends Report
Overview
The 2023 State EdTech Trends survey and report tracks how state education agencies and policymakers are adapting to a digital world post-pandemic while also identifying state priorities relating to technology and education.
Conducted in collaboration with Whiteboard Advisors, the report includes responses from SETDA members, state superintendents, and other senior state officials from 45 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), and Guam.
The report complements the survey data with state spotlights that showcase the work states are leading to support cybersecurity efforts, the effective and equitable use of edtech tools, and the development of policy to guide the use of AI in K-12 classrooms.
Introduction
The 2022-2023 school year was the first since 2018-2019 that was largely untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, state and district leaders had to reckon with the pandemic's legacy: students struggling with academic and mental health issues, staffing challenges that stifled recovery efforts, and the opportunities— and difficulties — presented by abundant educational technology in classrooms.
This report captures state leaders' perspectives on various issues relating to education technology at this unique moment in time. To be more precise, the report provides an analysis of the feedback collected from state leaders through surveys administered in April and May 2023. Like its predecessor, it seeks to catalog the ways in which state education agencies are adjusting to a world in which technology is ubiquitous and unavoidable and where new and emerging innovations create never-before-seen opportunities for learning and risks.