A $4.6 million grant will support a Southern Education Foundation program that helps school districts put performance-based metrics in contracts.
When Do School Boards Inject Themselves Into Purchasing Decisions — and Why?
An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Shows That the Panels Take a Stand on High-Dollar and Controversial Items
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 officials how often school boards get involved in purchasing decisions, and what factors lead them to halt the process.
The Biggest Mistakes Education Companies Make on Social Media
An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Finds Flaws in Messaging and Tactics
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked district leaders, principals, and educators about the social-media messaging that captivates them or turns them off.
Why Company Outreach at Education Conferences Succeeds or Flops
An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Asked K-12 Officials What Kind of Engagement at Events Resonates
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asks K-12 officials which company outreach strategies at big education events leave a lasting impression.
EdWeek Market Brief Staff Writer Michelle Caffrey dives into some of the reasons education companies are looking to recruit talent from outside the education industry.
Why a Major School District Wants Outcomes-Based Standards for Vendors
The San Antonio ISD Is One of a Group of School Systems Setting Up Performance Metrics in Tutoring and Other Areas
The deputy superintendent of the San Antonio ISD talks about why her district and others are setting new performance metrics in tutoring and other areas.
Diana Greene, the chief of the 130,000-student Duval County, Fla., schools, expects vendors to produce data that is clear and predictive of student performance.
The company says it is in contact with the major school district to answer questions that emerged last week about pricing of its materials.
6 Tips For Building and Managing a Stellar K-12 Sales Team
Two Years of Upheaval in the Market Has Changed the Talent That Companies Need to Bring On Board
Education companies need to rethink their strategies in recruiting sales talent in order to accommodate a market that’s gone through upheaval.
Why Teacher Product Recommendations Matter — and How They Travel Up the Chain
An EdWeek Market Brief Survey Looks at Who Educators Talk To When They're Impressed With a Vendor's Offering
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked classroom teachers about how often they make product recommendations, and who they speak to when they’re impressed with a company’s offerings.