Securing the right to pilot-test a product in a school district can be a tantalizing opportunity for an education company. A pair of D.C. schools officials share their advice with vendors.

Securing the right to pilot-test a product in a school district can be a tantalizing opportunity for an education company. A pair of D.C. schools officials share their advice with vendors.
Two district curriculum specialists talk about how they judge products for common-core alignment, and the steps companies should take to better address their schools’ needs.
Educators typically use early-warning systems to watch for signs that students are struggling in school and on the road to dropping out. Now the superintendent of the 101,000-student DeKalb County Schools in Georgia wants to use that approach in working with vendors.