The largest school district in Maryland wants new instructional materials for grades K-8, and Detroit schools are looking to purchase Next Generation Science Standards-aligned hands-on science kits. Olathe USD, Kansas, purchased CISCO network equipment.
An analysis found that districts have stepped up their purchasing to support special needs students, and for digital learning tools–the two fastest-growing segments of the education sector.
Independent Reviews Can Make or Break Content Providers’ Prospects of Landing a Contract
Districts Use Evaluations to Narrow Options, Compare Materials, and Press Companies for Improvements
To simplify the materials adoption process and ensure consistency and standards alignment, districts are turning to third-party curriculum reviews and evaluation tools.
When Buying Formative Assessments, District Leaders Want Differentiated Instruction
Exclusive Survey of 500 K-12 Administrators Ranks K-12 Administrators' Top Needs
An exclusive online survey of 500 district leaders ranks their buying priorities for formative testing products and shows preferences by region and size of district.
Publishers’ net sales in the school market fell slightly, to $2.8 billion, during 2017, according to the Association of American Publishers.
Curriculum Tops Digital Devices, PD, and Assessment as K-12 Purchasing Priority for 2018
Survey Finds Demand for Curriculum in the Western States Is More Than Double the Need in the South and Northeast
Curriculum is the top purchasing priority of 2018, a new, exclusive EdWeek Market Brief survey of K-12 district leaders suggests.
As Classroom Use of Digital Games Expands, Value of Better Learning Analytics Rises
CEO Talks About Her Efforts to Create Better Data and a Common Vocabulary to Evaluate the Impact of Games
The CEO of a digital learning games company talks about her efforts to build a system that creates better data and a common vocabulary to measure the effectiveness of games.
LearnZillion, an American curriculum provider is working with the Lemann Foundation and a Brazilian platform called Nova Escola to provide lessons aligned to the academic standards of the South American country.
More than three-quarters of teachers say their districts either recommended or required use of some materials through EngageNY, an open education resource aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which has lost market share, has issued an RFP for a new hybrid test for college admissions and federal accountability.