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Can a Letter From Washington Actually Change How Schools Buy Technology?

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August 26,2026

In this episode of the This Week with EdSurge podcast, the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting’s Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director, Dr. Brittany Miller, joins Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise, to examine the Department of Education’s new guidance on classroom technology. The conversation explores what the guidance, which urges states and districts to focus on outcomes rather than logins or screen time, could mean once districts begin translating it into contracts, implementation plans, and measures of success.

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