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What Thoughtful EdTech Looks Like

Read the first post in our 8-week series on how Sown To Grow builds human-centered technology—and the questions educators and policymakers should be asking about the role of edtech in schools.

September 9, 2026

Press Release: Sown To Grow Awarded National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Grant for $1.25M

Press Release: Sown To Grow Awarded National Science Foundation SBIR Grant for $1.25M

Read about our research & development work—funded by the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Grant—to improve student well-being, academic outcomes, and educator effectiveness.

The Sown To Grow Team

August 3, 2026

Listening, Learning, and Redesigning Our Secondary Check-In Experience

Listening, Learning, and Redesigning Our Secondary Check-In Experience

See how we’re collaborating with students, teachers, administrators, and Digital Promise to improve weekly reflections for high schoolers.

The Sown To Grow Team

June 10, 2026

Evaluating Technology’s Role in K-12 Education

Evaluating Technology’s Role in K-12 Education

Review our response to The Economist's edgy piece, "Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless."

February 9, 2026

Getting to the Root: Growing Attendance Through Proactive Identification & Support

Getting to the Root: Growing Attendance Through Proactive Identification & Support

Learn how Sown To Grow helps schools build the relationships and systems that drive 2-3x better attendance.

The Sown To Grow Team

January 29, 2026

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Webinar Recap: Back-to-School Student Support Series

Webinar Recap: Back-to-School Student Support Series

AI That Puts Students First: What School Leaders Need to Know

AI That Puts Students First: What School Leaders Need to Know

Awareness to Action: Tier 1 Mental Health Strategies that Center Student Experiences

Awareness to Action: Tier 1 Mental Health Strategies that Center Student Experiences

Getting to the Root: Growing Attendance Through Proactive Identification & Support

Getting to the Root: Growing Attendance Through Proactive Identification & Support

Meeting Little Learners Where They Are: Simplified Check-Ins for K-2 Students

Meeting Little Learners Where They Are: Simplified Check-Ins for K-2 Students

The statistically significant relationship between using Sown To Grow in school and student self-reported increase in sense of belonging

Impact on Belonging Based on Using Sown To Grow's Tier 1 Check-ins