A Denver-area district is looking for assessment tools, and a California school system has put out an RFP for a student information system.
Which Products Give District Leaders the Biggest Sticker Shock?
We Asked K-12 Administrators About the Products They Reject Because of Cost

An EdWeek Market Brief survey looks at which types of academic resources, by subject area, K-12 buyers are most likely to reject because of price concerns.
California Districts Forge New Path in Making Ed-Tech Purchases
The Joint Powers Authority Is Focused Initially on Buying Large-Scale Platforms, But Could Soon Move Into Other Products

Four California districts, serving 140,000 students, are buying ed-tech cooperatively through the Education Technology Joint Powers Authority, and other K-12 systems are poised to sign up.

This Market Brief ON: Strategy offers a collection of must-read stories for K-12 companies on trends that are shaping the education market.
K-12 Leaders Pick 20 Products That Stood Out at ISTE
5 District Officials Talk About Tools and Platforms That Impressed at the Massive Ed-Tech Gathering

Products emphasizing virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, reading, writing, social-emotional learning, classroom design, and other topics resonated with school district leaders.
Will Simulation-Based Assessments Reshape the Testing Industry?
Imbellus' CEO Says Her Assessments Will Predict Students' Readiness for a Soon-to-Be-Disrupted Workforce

Imbellus’ CEO says her company’s AI-fueled assessments can give schools more useful information about students’ preparation for a fast-changing workforce.
Curriculum providers Open Up Resources and Illustrative Mathematics say they’ve settled a dispute over attribution rules for their materials.
The Wilson County district helped educators find and use more of the learning resources available to them by enlisting master teachers to review content and tag it for use in classes,
A Georgia school district has put out an RFP for a crisis-management platform, and an Alabama system is seeking a comprehensive reading language arts intervention.
A Long Island purchasing cooperative wants software for career and technical education services, a Tennessee district is buying social-emotional learning curriculum, and a Mississippi K-12 system is purchasing early-grades reading curriculum.