Kentucky’s Fayette County is looking to buy a K-8 STEM program for girls; and an Alabama school system is planning a big Chromebook purchase.

The tech corporation and the Future Farmers of America are partnering to develop academic resources for the youth organization’s 650,000 members.
The state of New Mexico will hire a vendor to administer tests in science and Spanish, and the Anderson School District Number Five in South Carolina wants to buy an online visitor management system.
10 Products That Cut Through the Noise at ISTE, and What It Means for Vendors
Three K-12 Leaders Roamed The Floor, and Brought Back These Candid Reviews

EdWeek Market Brief asked three educators who are veterans of ISTE to visit the exhibit floor and bring back recommendations of products that impressed them.
A school district in Tacoma, Wash., is looking for a social-emotional health curriculum for grades K-5, and the state of Delaware has selected eight vendors to provide materials aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.
Education companies can partner with educational entities to apply for federal funds aimed at boosting STEM and computer science education in K-12 schools.
Virtual Reality: Breaking Down the Implications for the K-12 Market
VR Hardware Has Become 'Cheap and Comfortable,' But Content Development Has Not Caught Up

A pair of researchers who have studied virtual reality offer advice to K-12 product developer on the technology’s potential — and pitfalls to avoid.
The giant education company Pearson will weave littleBits products into a science curriculum serving grades 3-8.

California and New Jersey lead the country in solar energy usage in schools, and K-12 solar installations across the U.S. have nearly doubled in three years.
A VR platform simulating hands-on surgical training has won the top prize in the U.S. Department of Education’s EdSim Challenge.