The PARCC assessment consortium has outlined plans in an RFP for a major restructuring designed to make it easier for states to use its test content–and also to ensure its own long-term survival.
The state of Iowa is supporting a grant program focused on professional development in math and science, and an Illinois district is looking for an online inventory and tracking system.
Texas officials are initiating a large review of an after-school community center grant program. Omaha, Nebraska’s school district is getting ready to upgrade its desktop and laptop computers.
Chesterfield County Public Schools issued a wide-ranging RFP for a digital math curriculum. In South Dakota, Sioux Fall’s wants to track its school buses with GPS technology.
Rock Hill Schools in South Carolina wants to replace its existing SIS. In Missouri, a St. Louis-area school district is offering vendors a chance to pilot their LMS solutions.
Avoiding Costly Errors in Responding to K-12 RFPs
District Leaders Share Their Pet Peeves About Vendors Making Promises They Can't Keep, Falling Short on Implementation
District officials are especially wary of ed-tech companies over-promising, and not guaranteeing strong implementation of their products, a survey reveals.
New Analysis Compares Costs, Effectiveness of K-3 Math Products
Noodle Markets Report, First in a Series, Delves Into Math, With ELA to Come
This study, which focuses on K-3 math products bought by more than 1,000 districts, will be repeated with other subjects and grade levels, Noodle Markets says.
A school system in Riverside, Calif., says it needs help from vendors with ideas on how to shift away from traditional academic scheduling and goal-setting, and Charleston County, S.C., wants help managing projects and information systems.
The fastest growth in procurement solicitations in the third quarter of 2016 was for “public safety” equipment and services, while cybersecurity gets E-rate funding.
Schoology has won an award worth nearly $300,000 to provide a learning management system to the El Paso, Texas, district.