The number of bids and RFPs from state and local governments for K-12 education has grown by 20 percent over the past year, according to an analysis by Onvia.
Districts in California, Washington state, and Massachusetts are looking for software platforms to help with a variety of administrative and academic functions.
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Indiana officials awarded a contract worth $43 million, Iowa agreed to a deal valued at $31 million, and North Dakota also selected the vendor.
The Maryland education department is seeking blended learning courses for the state’s students in juvenile correctional facilities, and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction wants a digital literacy curriculum. Philomath School District, Ore., seeks a contractor for a website redesign.
School districts are looking for business simulation software for students, a reading software subscription service, and a learning program for interactive flat panels.
The Colorado education department wants to purchase assessment and monitoring software for alternative schools. Cincinnati, Ohio schools are looking to partner with an app developer to create custom platforms, and the Warren County district in Tennessee wants web design services.
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The Long Beach, Calif., school system has put out an RFP seeking a teacher-planning software program for educators in its 85 schools.
The San Bernardino, Calif., district is looking for career survey software to help students identify potential areas of interest, and the Madison, Wis., system wants to purchase IT support software.