The digital education company Weld North continued its run of major acquisitions, announcing a deal to snap up BookheadEd Learning.
Critical Ways Education Companies Can Support Employees During the Pandemic
Employers Can Find Ways to Turn Remote Office Environments Into Positives

Education businesses should ask their employees what support they need to be successful during COVID — and honor their successes during these difficult circumstances.
A South Carolina district is hiring a search firm to find a superintendent, and a Connecticut K-12 system is buying a curriculum management audit.
How One Education Company Took Customers From Free to Paid Products
A Newsela Executive Talks About Shifting Away From COVID-Era Pricing

Newsela Chief Marketing Officer Adriel Sanchez breaks down how the company arranged free access to its products during COVID and why it saw professional development as so important.
What Kinds of Companies Are Districts Turning to for the First Time During COVID-19?
EdWeek Market Brief Asked K-12 District Leaders and Principals About Their Buying Priorities

EdWeek Market Brief asked district leaders and principals about what types of companies they are taking chances on during the pandemic.
Former D.C. Schools Chief’s Curriculum Company Aims to ‘Unlock a World’ for Black Students
Kaya Henderson's New Company, Reconstruction, Is Targeting the After-School Market

Kaya Henderson’s new company, Reconstruction, is offering supplemental curriculum meant to help a generation of Black students know their own history and culture.
A New Jersey district seeks a local evaluator for afterschool programs, while a Utah district is looking for a secondary social studies curriculum.
A Florida district is in the market for third-party tutoring services, while the Williamsburg-James City County district in Virginia is searching for world languages curriculum resources.
A Texas school system is buying instructional materials for career-technical education, and a Tennessee district has put out an RFP for computing devices.
A Georgia school system is looking for a universal screener. A Virginia district seeks textbooks and digital materials for various classes. A New Mexico district seeks a digital curriculum.