The new law allows states or districts to use the SAT or ACT for high school accountability, a move that signals a shift in how achievement is measured and what in what schools value.
Changes in federal policy, and shifting K-12 demands for engaging, easy-to-use ed-tech products are likely to shape the K-12 marketplace in 2016.
A court decision that allowed a huge common-core testing contract to go forward was one of the biggest stories that shaped the state and local K-12 market in 2015.
Districts are putting big chunks of money into creating centralized electronic management systems for “exceptional students,” including special-needs populations.
A testing vendor, Data Recognition Corporation, wins a $34 million award for statewide testing in South Carolina, after fighting the initial award to a rival.
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Vendors Need a Clear Understanding of Districts' Specific Academic Goals
Districts’ purchases of new educational technology may start with lofty visions, but the deals end up firmly planted back down on the ground, where concrete concerns take precedence during post-purchase product evaluations and contract renewals.
Newsela is just one of many companies that has sought to align its content — news stories customized to different reading levels — to the Next Generation Science Standards.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development selected the Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit to deliver the Test for Schools, and use its online testing platform internationally.
A new report by MDR cites outmoded purchasing practices, data-privacy concerns and other issues as slowing the K-12 transition from print to digital resources.
Federal and state governments can improve students’ ability to get access to student-centered learning by focusing on 13 specific issues, according to the International Association for K-12 Online Learning.
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