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McPherson Middle School in Kansas had been burned before by education technology, but in 2022 school leaders were ready to try again. They selected a digital programme called IXL from a statewide recommendation list. It promised instruction tailored to each student’s level, igniting quick gains. The school used it to assign most in-class independent maths work. “We thought it was going to be really magical,” says Inge Esping, the principal.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Failing the screen test”
From the January 24th 2026 edition
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