Teachers Surveyed Also Want Customized Content, and the Ability to Collect Data
Educators are increasingly serving students bite-sized chunks of digital curricula from a smorgasbord of sources, rather than relying exclusively on an all-inclusive set of academic resources.
Microsoft Seen as Reliable, Responsive, But District Leaders Say Buying From Company Not as Easy
An exclusive survey of 400 school district leaders rates their purchasing experiences with four big technology companies: Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.
Student Access to Digital Tools, Need for Teacher PD Also Big Concerns
Cost, and equitable student access to digital tools, are huge factors chief technology officers and other district administrators expect to grapple with in making decisions about ed-tech adoption over the next five years.
Exclusive Survey of 600 Educators Finds They Want to Keep Products After Trials End
An exclusive survey of 600 teachers finds they are more interested in keeping a product after a successful ed-tech pilot ends than in getting paid for testing the tool.
Survey of 330 K-12 Administrators Ranks 13 Factors That Could Prompt a District to Make a Purchase
An exclusive survey of 330 school and district leaders ranks the level of influence of 13 different factors with the potential to sway the purchase of a formative assessment.
Companies Should Examine a School District's Financial Status Before Responding to a RFP
An Education Week Research Center survey offers insights on why school districts put forward requests for proposals that don’t result in them buying anything.
Exclusive Survey of Educators Finds Facebook and Google Also Popular
Teachers report they are turning to Twitter, Facebook and Google most often for social media use around education, an EdWeek Market Brief survey finds.
District Leaders See the Sweeping Law's 'Evidence-Based' Mandate as Likely to Influence Decisions, Survey Finds
Most district leaders responding to an exclusive survey said that the Every Student Succeeds Act’s new standards for “evidence-based” decisionmaking could influence their budgets.
Educators Have More Say in Deciding What Ed Tech Gets Used in Classrooms Than You Might Think
The vast majority of teachers say they don’t need a superintendent or curriculum director to use an ed-tech product in their classroom, according to a new survey by EdWeek Market Brief and Common Sense Media.
Administators' Views of Research Differ Depending on Size, Location of K-12 System
District officials have very different views of the importance of judging products by their research base — depending on whether the potential purchase is an academic intervention, learning game, or ELL-focused products.
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