A focus on digital management systems for students, as the New York State Department of Education is accepting proposals for an online registration and management system.
Pearson is appealing the award of a $31 million testing contract to the American Institutes for Research, one of a number of assessment deals secured by AIR over the past few weeks.
The Department of Defense’s school system is looking for a K-5 literacy curriculum, and the Midlothian, Texas, system is planning to buy materials and software for career and technical education programs.
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.