K-12 Insider

Interviews with key K-12 decision-makers on their biggest needs and priorities and the support they need from vendors
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider Products to Help 'Beaten-Down' Students Become Great Readers: A Longtime Teacher's Perspective
A Florida curriculum intervention specialist talks about getting teachers to buy into "science of reading" materials.
Emma Kate Fittes, July 5, 2024
8 min read
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider Inside a School District's Search for Sustainable Ed Tech
A Connecticut school district administrator talks about how he evaluates whether digital tools are aligned to school needs.
Ruksana Hussain, April 25, 2024
8 min read
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider A Call for Math Products That Re-engage Disconnected Students
Challenges like teacher turnover and student disengagement pose opportunities for vendors to help, says the incoming NCTM President.
Emma Kate Fittes, April 18, 2024
7 min read
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider How One Calif. District is Approaching a Major Math Adoption
Two top administrators discuss procurement strategy and new expectations for vendors as their district prepares for a major math curriculum adoption.
Emma Kate Fittes, March 28, 2024
9 min read
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider One District’s Anxieties and Priorities as ESSER Funding Expires
The superintendent of Arkansas' Springdale School District talks about how the funding cliff will impact his district and what they're doing to prepare for it.
Alexandria Ng, February 1, 2024
9 min read
Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider ‘Party’s Over': What the Funding Cliff Looks Like for One District
In an Arizona school system, decisions about what to cut when stimulus funding ends started with paring down software, then temporary staff.
Emma Kate Fittes, November 21, 2023
9 min read
Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider One School District's Pursuit of Balance in Tech Use and Innovation
A top official in a St. Louis-area school system talks about how his district weighs digital use, equity, and student control over their learning.
Ruksana Hussain, November 17, 2023
8 min read
Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider How One State Is Managing the Continued Rise of Ed Tech in its K-12 Schools
A top ed-tech adviser to Connecticut's school districts sees untapped potential in AI and the potential trimming of products in the next year.
David Saleh Rauf, September 22, 2023
8 min read
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider Lessons Learned From One District's Experiment Bringing AI Into the Classroom
The Newark school district in New Jersey is actively experimenting with artificial intelligence, and thinking about how ed-tech companies can help.
Emma Kate Fittes, July 12, 2023
7 min read
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Product Development K-12 Insider How Companies Can Combat – Not Perpetuate – Bias Through AI and Other Ed Tech
An author and school leader talks about fostering an inclusive culture in his school, how ed-tech companies can support that work, and AI's impact.
Emma Kate Fittes, July 5, 2023
9 min read