A Texas school district is seeking a web-based music education software. A school system in Minnesota is looking to buy a post-secondary planning software and support services.
How to Build PD — and Products — With Teachers’ Needs in Mind
The Best PD Helps Districts Engage in 'Change Management,' Says CEO of Teaching Matters

Strong teacher input is critical to the successful adoption of new technology in K-12 classrooms, says Teaching Matters CEO Lynette Guastaferro.

A new EdWeek Market Brief special report, based on a nationally representative survey of K-12 leaders, gives companies insights on the kinds of PD districts expect.
How to Make a Top District Ed-Tech Administrator Happy
Companies Need to Keep Administrators In the Loop About School-Level Projects, Explains a Maryland Leader

The Prince George’s County school system has a tech team that helps with product implementation, and vendors need to connect with that team, says district tech leader Lisa Spencer.
The California ed-tech joint powers authority is in the market for help desk solutions, while a New Jersey school system is seeking a positive discipline program.
A Dominant Company in K-12 Robotics Eyes a Changing Market
LEGO Education Tries to Anticipate Future Work Trends When Designing Products, a Top Official Says

Silver McDonald, the general manager of LEGO Education North America, says students need products that will teach them about collaboration, innovation, and coding to develop skills for careers of the future.
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.
For years teachers asked listening skills company Listenwise to help them and their students create podcasts, but the company wasn’t ready to add a new product. Find out how Listenwise got to “yes.”
The Springfield, Missouri, school system is looking for a vendor that can provide it with research and evaluation, and a Southern California agency needs after-school services.
Catapult Learning will provide PD for special education teachers within the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity. Edsby is building a data platform for 800,000 students in New Zealand. And social-emotional learning company Aperture Education is partnering with Dovetail Learning.