eChalk Joins Major Tech Providers on National Ed Tech Research Project

• By Scott Aronowitz
• 11/03/09

With a vested interest in America learning all it can about the impacts of technology on education, instructional technology and communications company eChalk has signed on to Project RED, a nationwide research and advocacy effort aimed at measuring the effects of education technology on both student achievement and the cost to governments.

Joining such companies as Apple, Intel, Pearson, and Qwest, eChalk hopes its participation in Project RED helps the organization demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of managing school communication and administration online and integrating all school management functions into a single platform. These measures, explained an eChalk spokesperson, save a great deal of time and its associated costs and conserve the natural resources necessary to produce paper and printer ink.