OER in K12 settings study

A recent report examined the adoption of OERs in K-12 setting. OER curriculum represents a small portion of all K-12 recent adoptions, at slightly over 5%. Those who select OER view the overall quality as slightly better than commercial alternatives, and considerably better on multiple specific aspects of teaching and learning, such as extending the core knowledge to novel tasks and situations, and collaborating with others. This study was conducted prior to the closures of U.S. schools brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, and the resulting education landscape is bound to have an impact on districts’ plans, including the curricula they choose. However, the key findings of the survey - and the impact that OER can have on teaching and learning - remain true, and reflect the growing support for OER across the education continuum.
Seaman, J., & Seaman, J. (2020). What we teach: K-12 educators' perceptions of curriculum quality; OER. Oakland, CA: Bay View Analytics.
http://onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/k-12_whatweteach.pdf