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Sean Cavanagh
Managing Editor
Sean Cavanagh is the Managing Editor of EdWeek Market Brief. He is also an associate editor for Education Week, where he has covered a variety of beats since 2002, including business and technology, math and science education, charter schools and school choice, and federal policy. Before joining Education Week, he was a reporter for daily newspapers in Tennessee and Florida.
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Exclusive Data
Jan. 24, 2022Feb. 10, 2022

States Are Restricting Lessons on Race, and It’s Poised to Shape the K-12 Market

EdWeek Market Brief's Survey Asked About the Direct Impact of a Wave of New State Policies

By Sean Cavanagh
How are state restrictions on race going to impact the K-12 market? EdWeek Market Brief

An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 officials about how a wave of new state policies restricting lessons on race and racism will affect their selection of academic resources.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 17, 2022Feb. 10, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Texthelp Makes Acquisition; Austrian Company GoStudent Announces Major Fundraise

By Sean Cavanagh
K-12 dealmaking

Texthelp has acquired Don Johnson, Inc., in a pairing of companies focused on technology for special needs populations, and European tutoring provider GoStudent has raised €300 million.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 5, 2022Feb. 10, 2022

K-12 Dealmaking: Blackbaud Acquires Everfi for $750M; Skillsoft Reaches Deal for Codecademy

By Sean Cavanagh
K-12 Dealmaking, Blackbaud Acquires Everfi

Major cloud software provider Blackbaud has acquired Everfi, a provider of tech-based social impact products that has a big presence in K-12 schools.

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Purchasing Alert
Dec. 21, 2021Dec. 21, 2021

New Mexico District Seeks Bids for Special Ed. Services; Florida District Looks for Cyber Risk Assessment

By Sean Cavanagh

A Florida school system is looking for a vendor to help with technology risk assessment, and a Missouri system needs help evaluating its plans for spending federal stimulus dollars.

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Dec. 21, 2021March 11, 2022

Is ‘Learning Loss’ an Acceptable Term in K-12 Districts?

An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Asked Educators About Preferred Terms for Describing Students' Academic Struggles During COVID

By Sean Cavanagh and Jolie Radunich
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The term “learning loss” has fallen into disfavor among some educators. An EdWeek Market Brief survey asks K-12 officials about how they want vendors to describe student academic struggles during COVID.

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Market Trends
Dec. 21, 2021Jan. 2, 2022

5 Key Predictions for the K-12 Market in 2022

Districts Head Into the New Year With an Array of Needs as Omicron Creates Uncertainty

By Sean Cavanagh
Key Predictions for the K-12 Market in 2022

EdWeek Market Brief offers a forecast of key opportunities and challenges for vendors over the coming year.

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Special Report
Dec. 3, 2021Dec. 10, 2021

Special Report: What K-12 Officials Expect From Education Companies on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

By Sean Cavanagh
How Can Education Companies Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

A new EdWeek Market Brief special report looks at the role that companies — in areas like curriculum, assessment, and professional development — can play in supporting DEI through their products and practices.

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Marketplace K-12
Nov. 18, 2021Aug. 18, 2022

Assessment Industry Giant ETS Opens Office in India, a Booming Asian Market

By Sean Cavanagh
ETS opens office in India

The U.S.-based assessment provider is launching the subsidiary ETS India to help it grow its language-learning and higher education business.

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Nov. 5, 2021

These Are School Districts’ Biggest Worries About Spending Federal Stimulus Aid

K-12 Leaders Have Access to an Historic Amount of Money, But There are Questions About the Best Use of It

By Sean Cavanagh
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K-12 leaders have access to an historic amount of emergency federal funding, but they have concerns about how they should put that money to the best use.

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Oct. 7, 2021Oct. 21, 2021

How Often Do Districts Tell Vendors to Mask Up — Or to Stay Away Entirely?

An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Looks At School Officials' Expectations, as They Grapple With the Delta Variant

By Sean Cavanagh
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A new EdWeek Market Brief survey of district administrators looks at whether districts are accepting in-person meetings with vendors, and under what conditions.

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