A Florida district is looking to invest in mental health services for students and families, and a Texas district is looking to acquire speech therapy services.
The largest district in Maryland is seeking professional learning for bilingual and biliteracy programs, while a district in New Jersey is soliciting bids for online math and science simulations.

Researchers for the EdTech Genome Project identified 10 variables they believe matter most to schools’ successful selection and implementation of new technology.

DreamBox Learning is acquiring the well-known adaptive literacy program, Reading Plus, marking the ed-tech provider’s expansion into reading curriculum.
Weld North Education, the largest digital curriculum provider in the U.S., has expanded to offer science products by acquiring Twig Education, the companies announced.

Legislation introduced last month calls on the federal government, K-12 schools, and vendors to take a more structured approach toward cybersecurity and protecting student data.
In Their Own Words: What Students Want From Ed-Tech Products
Two Digitally Savvy Students Share Their Perspectives on Remote Learning and What Companies Need to Do Better

EdWeek Market Brief talked with two tech-savvy students about where digital products meet their needs, and fall short.
A Mississippi school district is looking to buy a system to develop formative and summative tests for K-2 while a district in downstate New York seeks pre-K services.
Inside One Education Company’s Efforts to Organize a Product Around Learning Recovery
A Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Official Talks About Efforts to Create a COVID-Era Suite of Tools

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is one of many companies across the K-12 market that has sought to create products to help districts address academic remediation for students who have fallen behind during COVID.

A 10 percent increase in school connectivity can lift a country’s economic productivity, a new analysis contends.