Three education-focused organizations have released a resource that can help companies stay up to date with the status of reopening for K-12 schools in over 200 nations and territories.
How the Pandemic Is Challenging Companies’ Product Development
Organizations Are Being Forced to Adapt as They Collect Feedback From New Groups of Districts and Parents
The pandemic has forced companies to change how they develop products and what they look for in incorporating feedback from educators and families.
Inside New Guidelines for How Districts Will Judge Social-Emotional Learning Products
The Resource Offered by CASEL Is a Go-To Blueprint for Many School Systems
Guidelines released by the influential group CASEL place an emphasis on programs and products supporting equity, and whether materials are developmentally appropriate for students.
How Districts Plan to Address Pandemic ‘Learning Loss’ in the Coming Year
EdWeek Market Brief Surveyed K-12 Officials About How They're Planning to Help Students Catch Up
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked district officials what kinds of strategies they anticipate using to tackle student “learning loss” during the pandemic.
Where Venture Capitalists Are Investing as Districts Shift to In-Person Education
Firms Eye Products For Families, and Those That Can Be Delivered in Multiple Environments
Investors are putting a premium on companies that have the products and expertise to span distance learning and a return to in-person lessons.
Spending on artificial intelligence in education will rise from $800 million to $6.1 billion over the next four years, according to projections from HolonIQ.
Inside One District’s Effort to Bring Reliable Internet to Disconnected Students
The Killeen District in Texas Is One of Many That Has Scrambled to Improve Online Access
The networks director of the Killeen, Texas, school system talks about how the district has worked with telecoms to make remote learning possible.
A Delaware district is looking for social workers, and a Michigan district wants researchers to evaluate two new programs. A South Carolina school system wants virtual substitute teachers.
The research and policy organization, which evaluates social-emotional learning programs and products for evidence, has released new criteria for making those evaluations.
A new product certification created by Digital Promise gives companies the chance to prove that their product design features, tools, and support can be adapted to meet students’ myriad needs.