Quarterly Briefings

Quarterly briefings—available exclusively for EdWeek Market Brief enterprise members—are deep-dive presentations by our editorial and research staff on topics we’ve explored through our coverage, analysis, and data collection. The briefings include breakdowns of the results of special research projects, as well as analyses of other market trends shaping the work of education companies. They’re also a great way for our members to interact directly with our editorial and research teams about the biggest challenges organizations are facing in the market.

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February 2024

Keys to Effective Education Company Podcasts, and to Staging Pilots of Products


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In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief’s staff writers will give our audience an in-depth look at insights we’ve picked up through our reporting on some of our most popular recent stories, and answer your questions.


December 2023

Academic Recovery, Conference Strategy, Computer Science Instruction and More


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EdWeek Market Brief’s members will go behind the scenes with our editorial team and learn about their reporting on critical topics in the K-12 market. We’ll break down key takeaways, and answer questions from our recent coverage.


July 2023

4 Key State Education Markets: Critical Insights for Education Companies


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In this members-only briefing, EdWeek Market Brief’s editorial team will break down our reporting on four critical state markets of enormous importance to education companies: Texas, Florida, California, and Pennsylvania. Our team has taken a penetrating look at the latest budget developments, major policy shifts, and district actions that carry implications for organizations that are working in those states – or trying to enter them.


February 2023

Upheaval in District Leadership. How to Develop Ed. Executives. How State Bans on Teaching About Racism Are Affecting Purchasing


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EdWeek Market Brief’s members will go behind the scenes with our editorial team, looking at their reporting on critical topics in the K-12 market. We’ll break down key takeaways, and answer questions from our audience about our coverage over the past three months.


December 2022

New Social-Emotional Learning Research, Effective K-12 Focus Groups, and How Sales and Implementation Teams Need to Work Together


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Managing Editor Sean Cavanagh will offer highlights from EdWeek Market Brief’s new special report on what districts want from social-emotional learning programs and programs. The report is based on a nationally representative survey of district and school leaders. Staff Writer Alexandria Ng, Staff Writer Emma Kate Fittes, and Contributing Writer David Saleh Rauf will discuss their reporting on critical topics in the K-12 market.


September 2022

Revamped Sales Teams, District Device Purchases, Print vs. Digital Shifts, and a Key State Market


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As an EdWeek Market Brief member, you’ll go behind the scenes with our editorial team, and look at their reporting on important topics in the K-12 market over the past quarter. Get a breakdown on critical takeaways, ask our staff writers questions, and come away with a preview of upcoming coverage.


June 2022

Texas’ Tutoring Program, Newly Tech-Savvy Teachers, and the Budget Calendar


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As an EdWeek Market Brief member, you’ll go behind the scenes with our editorial team, and look at their reporting on critical topics in the K-12 market over the past quarter. Get a breakdown on key takeaways, a chance to ask questions, and a preview of upcoming coverage.


March 2022

Big Tutoring Rollouts, Performance-Based Contracts, and Virtual RFPs


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EdWeek Market Brief’s members will go behind the scenes with our editorial team, looking at their reporting on critical topics in the K-12 market. We’ll break down key takeaways, and take your live and pre-submitted questions about our coverage over the past three months.


December 2021

What’s the Role of Education Companies in Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?


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In this briefing, we’ll dive into the findings of our latest Special Report, which include the results of a nationwide survey of district officials on what they want from education companies in supporting DEI. The survey asked K-12 administrators, principals, and teachers about their expectations for how vendors can bolster DEI through not only their practices and personnel, but also through their development of innovative products in areas such as curriculum, assessment, and professional development.


August 2021

Pressing K-12 Needs – and Questions About Reopening – Heading Into a New School Year


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In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief’s editorial team will break down the results of our reporting and survey research on how school districts are preparing for the year ahead, and what support they will expect from companies.


March 2021

An Inside Look at the California, Texas, and Florida K-12 Markets


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Many education companies long to work in California, Texas, and Florida — which are critical state markets that collectively have thousands of school districts with millions of students. But how attuned are those vendors to what district decision-makers in those states really want?


December 2020

School Districts’ Biggest Tech Challenges During COVID – and What They Mean for Companies


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How has COVID affected school districts’ purchasing of devices and other technology, and what impact are these changes likely to have on companies in the education market?


September 2020

What Do Districts Need From Social-Emotional Learning Products and Programs During COVID-19?


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In this webinar, EdWeek Market Brief will go through the results of a new, nationally representative survey of district and school administrators about what they want from products and programs designed to address social-emotional learning.


July 2020

Exclusive Survey Briefing: The State of K-12 Education Business During COVID-19


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The past few months have been a period of upheaval, but also one of opportunity, for companies across the education market. In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief Publisher Maurice Bakley and Managing Editor Sean Cavanagh will break down the results of two exclusive surveys of education businesses conducted by EdWeek Market Brief in April and July.


March 2020

Critical New Insights on ESSA, Special Education Products, and the District Tech Landscape

   
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In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief’s editorial team will offer key insights, based on original reporting and data, on three pivotal topics for education companies trying to gain an advantage in the K-12 market.


December 2019

What K-12 Leaders Want From PD: Results From Nationwide Survey

   
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What are district leaders’ biggest problems in professional development, and what are the products they say are missing from the market? EdWeek Market Brief breaks down the results of its nationally representative survey of K-12 officials, and what they want.


September 2019

K-12 Leaders’ Biggest Problems in Assessment, and the Solutions They Want: Results of an Exclusive Survey

   
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EdWeek Market Brief reveals the results of a new, nationally representative survey and special report that explores the biggest problems district leaders face in assessment—and the solutions those school officials say they want from K-12 companies.


June 2019

K-12 Leaders’ Biggest Problems in Curriculum, and the Solutions They Want

   
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EdWeek Market Brief reveals the results of a new, nationwide survey and special report that explores the biggest problems district leaders face in curriculum—and the solutions those school officials want from K-12 companies.


March 2019

Avoid Potential Pitfalls to Your K-12 Business Strategies

   
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Being prepared is the best offense when a company must defend against new threats. In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief shares tips from our exclusive research and original reporting to help members get ready for possible challenges—whether they’re global, like a recession on the horizon, or granular, like recovering from a negative product review.


December 2018

Exclusive Market Research on SEL, Assessment, Purchasing Influence, and More

   
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Join EdWeek Market Brief for insights on exclusive survey data about five hot topics: social-emotional learning, products educators would like to see, demand for print curricula, influence of teachers on purchasing, and formative assessment needs.


September 2018

State of K-12: Data Use and Requirements Demanded by Districts

   
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This quarterly briefing reveals exclusive EdWeek Market Brief research about what data districts want from products and services they are procuring, and how they want it delivered to them. You’ll get deep insight into the data that matters, and trends in RFPs.


June 2018

State K-12 Budgets for 2018-19

   
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Changes in state budgets will impact school spending in the 2018-19 school year. This enterprise member-only briefing focuses on how these changes may alter district priorities, and shape their needs for products and services.

 

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