As school districts pivot back into in-person learning, as they try to emerge from COVID, they need to adopt clear strategies to support students and teachers, writes Sara Potler LaHayne.
Schools need to provide supports and critical wraparound services if students’ social-emotional needs are going to be met in the COVID era, says Sarah Potler LaHayne, the CEO of Move This World.
K-12 superintendents from several U.S. regions expressed dissatisfaction with education vendors’ marketing campaigns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey says.
The Best K-12 Vendors ‘Break Their Own Company Rules’ to Help Districts
A New York District's Chief Tech Officer Needs Ed-Tech Providers Who Anticipate the Concerns of His District, and of Its Parents
Gerald Crisci, the chief tech and innovation director for the Scarsdale, N.Y., school district, needs companies to help him on tangled issues that extend from data privacy to pricing.
When Is the Best Time to Reveal Pricing? Here’s What District Leaders Had to Say
Exclusive Survey Suggests Optimal Timing Is Relatively Early in the Sales Process
Exclusive survey suggests optimal timing is relatively early in the sales process in case there are budget constraints that make a purchase unrealistic.
‘If Education Companies Are Not Providing Mobile Solutions, They’re Holding Us Back’
The Chief Information Officer for the Cincinnati Schools Talks About the Evolution of a Mobile Learning App
The chief information officer for the Cincinnati public schools talks about the lessons companies can learn from the district’s development of a mobile learning app.
What Homework on Districts Should Vendors Do to Impress K-12 Buyers?
Companies Help Themselves By Knowing Key District Priorities -- and Facts
Sales people can show district buyers they’ve done their homework by demonstrating an understanding of a district’s long-term academic vision and goals.
Two school leaders who started their careers in the business world have used that knowledge to infuse their educational work.
District Leaders Offer Insights: What They Want From Companies at Conferences
Vendors Should Be Prepared to Answer Specific Questions About Product Price
A pair of district leaders say vendors should be able to answer questions about product price and hidden costs.
District IT leaders’ involvement in purchasing digital content for core curriculum, formative assessment and other areas is rising, and an overwhelming majority see “open” content as part of the instructional mix, a COSN survey shows.