EmpowerU on Tuesday announced a $1 million seed funding round, led by Twin Cities venture firm Capita3, to launch a social-emotional learning product.
Leaders of companies can help themselves during COVID by distilling aspects of their lives into distinct parts, and making sure each is taken care of, says Move This World founder Sara Potler LaHayne.
The research and policy organization, which evaluates social-emotional learning programs and products for evidence, has released new criteria for making those evaluations.
The Nashville district is looking for a bullying and harassment compliance training program, while the district that includes Memphis seeks K-12 instructional literacy materials.
In this opinion piece, Cognitive ToyBox Partnerships Manager Nikki Navta describes lessons her company has learned from the COVID experiences of two districts it’s worked with closely.
A Maryland district is looking for mental health screening services, and a New Mexico system is looking for professional development for college and career readiness.
The Denver public schools are looking to buy social-emotional learning resources, and the Detroit public schools are looking for an online platform to help families choose and enroll in schools.
District Leaders’ Biggest Unmet Data Needs
EdWeek Market Brief Surveyed K-12 Administrators On Where the Information Flow Is Failing Them
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked district administrators to describe the biggest shortcomings they see in data and their ability to use it.
Helping parents cope with the pressures of remote learning is one of districts’ top social-emotional priorities, a new EdWeek Market Brief special report finds.
Atlanta Superintendent Wants Companies Willing to Stand ‘Side by Side’ With the District
She Expects an 'Authentic Familiarity'—Not a Superficial One—With What Students and Teachers Need to Succeed
Lisa Herring, superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools, wants to work with vendors who are willing to dig deep beneath the surface in understanding her district’s needs.