Value of new educational instructional materials provided to students by the organization during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, as well as details on the type of education instruction materials provided.
This metric is intended to capture the value of instructional materials provided by the organization during the reporting period. Examples of educational instructional materials, to footnote, include textbooks, notebooks, and writing implements.
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
No change.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to metric name and definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Immaterial change. Value of New Education Instruction Materials (PI5736) replaced New Educational Materials: Value (ED13.2). IRIS ID / metric name changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. New Educational Materials: Value (ED13.2) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
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