A new emergency relief package provides $57 billion in aid to K-12 schools. After a delay, it was signed into law by President Trump on Sunday.
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New Ways School Districts Are Tapping Into Federal Aid During COVID-19
A Top Official From Arkansas' Largest School District Breaks Down How Needs Are Changing
Districts’ use of emergency federal funding depends in part on what their technology landscape was like, pre-pandemic, says Kimberly Glass, president of a national association of federal aid administrators.
Congressional lawmakers this week started working on the next coronavirus stimulus package, which will have major funding implications for K-12 education.
How the Coronavirus Is Reshaping K-12 Districts’ Spending Priorities
An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Breaks Down Needs for Curriculum, Online Platforms
Our survey looks at how districts have refocused their purchasing during the COVID-19 era, and what school administrators see ahead.
The massive relief package does not include new dedicated funding for the E-rate program, which some lawmakers and tech advocates had sought.
The Broward County schools are looking to buy a platform to manage parental choice, while a Silicon Valley high school district wants a software platform to help with social-emotional learning issues.
Texas Approves ‘Monumental’ K-12 Funding Boost. Here’s How It Will Shape the Market
A New State Law Will Drive District Spending in Specific Areas, a Pair of Experts Who Work With School Systems Say
A newly approved law pumps $11.6 billion in new education funding into this critical state market for K-12 vendors.
The Biggest Obstacles to Making Social-Emotional Learning Work
EdWeek Market Brief Surveyed K-12 District Officials About the Factors Standing in Their Way
EdWeek Market Brief surveyed district administrators about the hurdles they face in implementing social-emotional learning. The results have big implications for vendors.
District Leaders: ESSA Funding Flexibility Encourages Innovation
Survey of 500 District Administrators Shows Title I and Title IV Opening Doors for New Approaches
A third of district leaders identified funding flexibility as ESSA’s top driver for innovation, followed by new measures for judging school quality (23 percent), and professional development approaches (19 percent).