Pearson’s CEO said the company will take “radical action” to correct big losses in the higher education market.
A new survey from the International Literacy Association finds that what many teachers regard as “hot” in national conversations about literacy isn’t what they think is most important.
Past and present members of the International Literacy Association, most of whom were teachers or literacy/instructional coaches, and other teachers, academics, government workers and literacy professionals were asked to rate a set of 17 topics related to literacy on how “hot” and how “important” the topics are in their communities and in their countries.
Weighing When and How to Sell to Small, Rural K-12 Districts
Vendors Can Experiment With Products and Pricing, and Work With Purchasing Cooperatives
Education companies face difficult decisions about whether to go after business in rural and small school systems, which typically offer little room to scale up.
Curriculum Associates, a major producer of instructional materials, will gift $120 million of its shares–in effect, ceding its ownership–to the foundation of Iowa State University.
On Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. EST, a panel of experts will offer advice to K-12 companies on how to build a foundation of research for their education products.
What School Districts Mean When They Tell Companies: ‘Do Your Homework’
Businesses Don't Need to Know Every Detail of District Policy, But They Should Grasp the Big Picture
Vendors can help themselves if they know the big picture of districts’ budgets and academic needs, and the policy interests of top administrators.
The PARCC assessment consortium has outlined plans in an RFP for a major restructuring designed to make it easier for states to use its test content–and also to ensure its own long-term survival.
The state of Iowa is supporting a grant program focused on professional development in math and science, and an Illinois district is looking for an online inventory and tracking system.
Consumer and K-12 advocates see reason to worry that the president-elect’s advisers want to roll back policies that protect a free and open internet.
Local K-12 foundations have more than $500 million in assets and have invested about $160 million in grants and programs, a new report finds.