Fifteen companies have won a combined $1.5 million in grants to support work building the academic content and effective use of data for products to help students with special needs.
Price Tag of Ed-Tech Weighing Heavily on District Officials, Survey Shows
Student Access to Digital Tools, Need for Teacher PD Also Big Concerns
Cost, and equitable student access to digital tools, are huge factors chief technology officers and other district administrators expect to grapple with in making decisions about ed-tech adoption over the next five years.
The administration’s plans call for new funding for charter schools and school choice, but a potentially critical source of ed-tech funding would be zeroed out.
Breaking Down State Ed. Budgets: Lean Outlook for Coming Fiscal Year
Companies Should Get Ready to Face District Leaders Under Pressure to Control Costs
Many states are proposing only modest spending increases in K-12 education for fiscal 2018, partly because revenues from tax collections are weak.
Securing funding is part of the startup process, but ed-tech companies can look for investors who value social impact as well as the bottom line.
Potentially big policy changes at the federal level are creating major questions for ed-tech companies and others, panelists at the ASU/GSV Summit said.
Ed-Tech Pilots That Appeal to Teachers
Exclusive Survey of 600 Educators Finds They Want to Keep Products After Trials End
An exclusive survey of 600 teachers finds they are more interested in keeping a product after a successful ed-tech pilot ends than in getting paid for testing the tool.
What New Federal Education Activity Should K-12 Companies Be Watching?
State ESSA Plans, Trump's Budget, and FCC Policy Shifts Should Be on Your Radar
State planning around the Every Student Succeeds Act, tax reform, education funding, and changes to technology programs present both opportunities and challenges for companies.
Check Out the Top 3 Influencers on Formative Assessment Purchasing
Survey of 330 K-12 Administrators Ranks 13 Factors That Could Prompt a District to Make a Purchase
An exclusive survey of 330 school and district leaders ranks the level of influence of 13 different factors with the potential to sway the purchase of a formative assessment.
Trump’s Proposed Ed. Budget Cuts Could Hurt Professional-Development Market
Education Companies Should Have a Plan B for PD Services If the Cuts Are Approved
Education companies should be working on a Plan B for professional development services in the event that President Trump’s proposed cuts to Title II-A grants are approved.