Some of the biggest companies in the testing industry responded to a request for information from PARCC seeking input about the future of the assessment consortium.
An analysis of interruptions on Smarter Balanced exams in Nevada, North Dakota, and Montana recommends that public and industry officials assume test interruptions will occur—and prepare for them.
Discounts Offer Creative Model for Dealmaking With K-12 Schools
Companies That Give a Pa. District Price Breaks Get Help Developing, Promoting Products
A Pennsylvania school district offers an example of how districts can negotiate discounts with education companies, in exchange for explaining the potential benefits of their products to other K-12 systems.
The U.S. Department of Education is exploring “pay for success” models in early childhood education and career-and-technical education, and the agency will separately conduct research on whether the model can be used in English-language learning.
A site launched by the Learning Accelerator is meant to offer concrete examples of different K-12 models for using personalized and blended learning in classrooms.
What K-12 Companies Should Look for in Hiring Former Educators
Specific Sets of Skills, Strong Grasp of Provider's Mission Are Essential
Education providers today look for classroom teachers and administrators who can help their businesses with product development, sales, and outreach to schools—not just professional development.
Catapult Learning has secured a potential $17.5 million contract with the DOD schools; the Alexandria, Va., system has issued an request for information on summative assessments.
The Pasco, Wash., district is looking for intervention programs in algebra, and the Denver schools need middle school social studies curriculum.
Math teachers are more likely to seek out resources with evidence of alignment to the common core than are language arts teachers, a RAND report finds.
EdWeek Market Brief will host webinars on Aug. 24 on what the Every Student Succeeds Act means for K-12 companies, and on Aug. 30 on what K-12 districts want from digital content.