Vendors Need to Be Familiar With the Law's Requirements and State and District Priorities
Education companies should be arming themselves with information about how funding changes prompted by ESSA will impact their business.
District, School Leaders Weigh Options When They See How Software Is Actually Being Used
What happens when schools realize that much of the digital content they’re paying for has been underutilized—or untouched—in classrooms?
New Law Could Lead to Experimentation in Science, and Performance-Based Tests
Experts see the potential for states to fashion daring new testing models in a variety of areas, including science, arts, and competency-, performance-, and portfolio-based assessments.
The Federal Education Law Emphasizes Ongoing Professional Training Options Beyond 'Sit-and-Get' for Educators
The sweeping new federal education law calls for ongoing, personalized, and collaborative professional development options, which will put pressure on districts, and K-12 providers.
The Every Student Succeeds Act Encourages Private Investments in School Programs
U.S. Department of Education officials are putting forward specific plans to test the idea of luring financial investors into public education with the prospect of financial returns.
Vendors have a role to play, but it's not business as usual.
A pair of state officials talk about how the federal Go Open campaign has changed what they’re demanding from content providers.
Individual pots of grant money and 'unobligated' funds can offer flexibility
District and company officials who know what to look for in state and federal funding programs can find unused money for ed tech and other priorities.
The U.S. Department of Education Is Leading the Arcane But Potentially Important Process for Clarifying Parts of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Ongoing hearings, part of the “negotiated rulemaking” process for the federal Every Student Succeeds Acts, are touching on computer-adaptive and English-language testing. Stay tuned for more updates on this process in the months ahead.
Utah Lawmakers Act on Report Outlining Local Districts' Digital Needs
When Utah decided to provide more funds for technology in schools, the state first commissioned an inventory of every district’s ed-tech status, and anticipated needs.
Startups May Benefit From More Flexible Federal Standards for 'Evidence' Under ESSA
A looser requirement for evidence-based strategies under the new federal education law, ESSA, gives emerging education companies opportunities for growth, predicts the University of Pennsylvania’s Barbara Kurshan.
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