The Federal Education Law Emphasizes Ongoing Professional Training Options Beyond 'Sit-and-Get' for Educators
The sweeping new federal education law calls for ongoing, personalized, and collaborative professional development options, which will put pressure on districts, and K-12 providers.
The Every Student Succeeds Act Encourages Private Investments in School Programs
U.S. Department of Education officials are putting forward specific plans to test the idea of luring financial investors into public education with the prospect of financial returns.
Finding the right person to represent your products in foreign markets is a critical step to success
Identifying the right company in a foreign market to represent and distribute your company’s products can be the difference between failure and success.
Strong Customer Service, Relationship-Building Help Contracts Survive Changes in District Leadership
Turnover in district leadership can create big problems for companies, unless they have sound strategies for managing those personnel shifts.
Districts Are Turning Increasing to Cloud-Based Services for Academic and Instructional Needs
Districts have shown a growing appetite for using software-as-a-service models to meet their instructional and academic needs, but they need support and training to make it happen.
Strong Demand Exists for New Science Materials Even in States That Haven't Adopted the Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards are placing new demands on content producers to recast their classroom resources, and rethink the PD they offer.
The U.S. Department of Education Is Leading the Arcane But Potentially Important Process for Clarifying Parts of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Ongoing hearings, part of the “negotiated rulemaking” process for the federal Every Student Succeeds Acts, are touching on computer-adaptive and English-language testing. Stay tuned for more updates on this process in the months ahead.
But Emerging Efforts to Build a Procurement Hub and Speed Up Evaluations Could Help
A growing number of commercial and nonprofit efforts are slowly emerging to create a shared set of expectations for vendors and school officials for judging the quality of products.
Educators Want Fewer and Shorter Tests That Generate More Useful K-12 Data
States and districts are under mounting pressure from parents and policymakers to cut the number of tests students take, but also to make assessments more meaningful.
Facebook CEO's Interests Include Customized Learning Paths, Competency-Based Progressions
The Facebook CEO’s $45 billion philanthropic and investment effort has already included significant backing of for-profit companies such as AltSchool, Ellevation, MasteryConnect, and Newsela.
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