Why Singapore & Estonia's EdTech Works, but America's Doesn't?

This article explores why Singapore and Estonia's EdTech systems are more effective than America's despite similar spending. The key issue is not funding, training, or technology, but the ability to implement coherent systems. Singapore and Estonia built their systems because they already had the institutional capacity to do so. American school districts use an average of 2,982 distinct EdTech tools per year, with 67% of software licenses unused. The problem lies in the lack of implementation capacity, which is evident across American public services. The article suggests that building implementation capacity incrementally, starting with educational technology, could be a way to address the issue.