Products around the future of work, after-school programs, and social-emotional learning could benefit
Investors are likely to set a higher bar for financially backing education companies over the next year, even as they look to put their money behind new product areas.
Districts Are Looking to Ease Teacher Workloads and Prepare Students for Life Outside of School
Product developers, investors, and researchers who advise vendors describe emerging areas of demand in serving special needs populations.
Education Leaders in Alabama, Florida and N.J. Point to Customization and Response to Feedback
The work of vendors in three school districts provides a roadmap for successful collaboration that can lead to repeat business.
EdWeek Market Brief Breaks Out the Education Players From Deloitte's List of Tech Providers
Deloitte named its 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America. Thirty-nine of them touch the world of education in ways big or small.
Schools Chiefs From California, Texas, Virginia, Kansas, and Illinois Want Interdisciplinary Products and Better Assessments
Five superintendents who have been recognized for their leadership talk about the products, and the performance, they wish they were receiving from vendors.
The Lifespan of Products in Curriculum and Other Areas Could Get Shorter, Some Predict
Schools will increasingly count on education vendors to deliver products that cultivate analytic skills and collaborative ability, labor experts say.
Education Companies Need to Make Sure They Have the Expertise, and Money and Time Set Aside to Weave Data and Evidence Into New Product Design
In designing products backed by research, K-12 vendors need to know where to focus their internal resources, and when to seek outside expertise.
Several Factors Can Weaken a District's Takeup of Education Products
Districts want vendors to be proactive in the face of disappointing analytics that show teachers and students aren’t engaging with a digital tool.
Tariffs on Everything from Laptops and Interactive Whiteboards to Books Worry K-12 Vendors
New or looming tariffs on goods imported from China have education companies scrambling to get products across U.S. borders and wondering whether to pass new costs on to schools and districts.
New 'Dashboard' Combines Approved Academic Resources From Select States and Educators Are Paying Attention
Educators are turning to a database created by a state ed-tech directors’ association to search for quality instructional materials.
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