The state recently terminated a five-year assessment contract with Measurement Inc. that could have been worth $108 million.
Looking to Land a District PD Contract? Cost and Customization Are Key
Survey Shows Why Superintendents Reject or Accept Professional-Development Services
Exclusive EdWeek Market Brief/AASA survey of superintendents examines the reasons why school districts choose to pay for companies’ professional development services.
Test answers for a spelling and grammar assessment were incorrectly uploaded to a secure site, and government officials suspect a “rogue” scorer tried to leak them.
Why K-12 Attorneys Proceed With Caution in Cloud-Computing Contracts
How Districts Assess the Legal Risks of Working With Companies That Offer Their Services in the Cloud
School district attorneys are taking a closer look at companies’ refund policies, privacy safeguards, and the issue of out-of-state providers as they review cloud-computing contracts.
This was Measurement Inc.’s first year administering the state’s new TNReady exam, and after glitches, the state education department ended the 5-year contract.
After an agreement between Amazon and the National Federation of the Blind on accessibility, New York City schools are moving forward to vote on the marketplace contract.
Holding Vendors’ Feet to the Fire With Tough Contract Language
District Leaders Report on New Contract Provisions for 2016
District leaders are adding accountability provisions in their contracts with vendors around student data privacy, interoperability, standards alignment, and “up time.”
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.
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.
The decision to award a one-year, renewable contract to the nonprofit that manages the PARCC consortium impacts 172 schools serving 74,000 students.