Common Sense Education is pausing EdTech reviews. Here is what schools can do next.

Common Sense Education has shared that its EdTech review pages are no longer being updated, and it will take a break from EdTech reviews beginning February 2026.

That matters because so many educators have used those reviews as a quick first filter when deciding what tools to bring into classrooms.

I wrote a new article for Tech & Learning that breaks down what is changing and, more importantly, where educators can look next for decision support, including how to use the EdTech Index from ISTE+ASCD to narrow options using validation badges and quality indicators.

Visit Tech & Learning to read the full article.