The Project RED (Revolutionizing Education) research team unveiled a major new study at the National School Boards Association
T + L conference in Phoenix earlier this month that builds on the research results announced at the ISTE conference in June.

The new report, The Technology Factor: Nine Keys to Student Achievement and Cost Effectiveness, details how nine key implementation factors are linked to improved test scores and graduation rates as well as reductions in disciplinary actions and dropout rates. The key implementation factors identified by Project RED include use of technology in every intervention class, skillful change management leadership by the school principal, a strong student/computer ratio, and the integration of technology into core subjects at least once a week.

In addition, according to Project RED coauthor Michael Gielniak, Director of Programs and Development at the One-to-One Institute, "The report shows how reducing the number of dropouts through the use of technology provides a huge area of savings—over $56,000 per student in tax revenue alone,"

Sources: Project Red Key Findings, the One-to-one Institute, and Project Red Press Release, October 20, 2010