The main selling cycle for U.S. K-12 education closes at the end of June or July. But there are still purchase orders to chase and deals to close. It’s also a great time to prepare for the next school sales season, so we’re ready when teachers and administrators return to school.
Lessons Learned From K-12 District’s High-Tech, Industry-Focused Project
An Ohio district made adjustments after purchasing a mobile “fab lab” with high-tech equipment that required extensive teacher training.
As States Toughen Data-Privacy Laws, Ed-Tech Providers Adjust
Dozens of states have approved or considered legislation toughening students-data privacy laws, and those policies are likely to have an effect on the strategic decisions and product development of ed-tech providers.
5 Tips for Breaking Into the Ed-Tech Professional Development Market
Companies that recognize teachers’ desire to go through professional development led by their own colleagues stand to gain in the market, an exclusive survey suggests.
What You Need to Know About Adaptive Testing of ELLs: A Researcher’s View
Researcher Barbara Foorman talks about her study on the use of computer-adaptive tests of literacy for ELLs in early grades in the Miami-Dade schools in Florida.
Teachers Want Better Ed-Tech Science Tools. Will the Market Provide Them?
Teachers believe science instruction can be improved by integrating the subject with other academic areas, and encouraging in-depth, independent learning, a report by the NewSchools Venture Fund says.
Nation’s 6th Largest District Leapfrogs RFP Process for LMS Purchase
The Broward County, Fla., school district just spent more than $5 million on a learning management system without ever issuing an RFP for the new technology.
Feds Ramping Up ‘Pay for Success’ Options for Preschool, English-Language Learning
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.
Tracking Ed-Market Deals: Des Moines Schools Focus on Interim Assessments; Mo. District Chooses Schoology
A Missouri district chooses a new LMS provider, in a move that it says will save $100,000 per year; and and a South Carolina district wants software to help moderate its students online behaviors.
Online Credit-Recovery Market Faces Scrutiny, and Providers Will Have to Adjust
School districts and vendors may need to rethink how they use and evaluate online-credit-recovery options after mounting criticism of these programs and changes to the federal education law.