Market Analysis
Analyses of big-picture trends that impact education companies
Education Market
Market Analysis
Profile of a Key State Education Market: Illinois
Illinois’ schools chief has a message for education companies working in his state: You need to take diversity and equity seriously.
Product Development
Market Analysis
Platform Integration: What Companies Need to Get Right From the Start
As more education providers merge and district demands for interoperability rise, vendors need to make the process as seamless as possible.
Strategy & Operations
Market Analysis
What's Next for the New Wave of Consolidation in the Education Market?
The drying up of federal funding and an oversaturation in some segments of the K-12 space is fueling a run of mergers and acquisitions.
Education Market
Market Analysis
Beyond LAUSD’s Massive Rollout, School District Appetite Grows for Deals With AI Companies
Has the ambitious partnership struck by the nation's second-largest K-12 system lain the foundation for similar agreements?
Product Development
Market Analysis
'Building for Our Younger Selves': How Teams With Learning Differences Shape Education Products
The experience of an autistic CEO offers lessons for companies on how staff with learning differences can influence product design.
Sales & Marketing
Market Analysis
Outcomes-Based Contracts Are Poised to Grow. Here's Why Some Vendors May Sit Them Out
A recent analysis by Stanford University researchers looked at why vendors might have misgivings about performance-based agreements.
Meeting District Needs
Market Analysis
Districts Face an Absenteeism Crisis. They’re Looking for Products That Can Help
School systems are hoping to find answers in data, and in strategies to strengthen ties between students and educators.
Meeting District Needs
Market Analysis
Grants Are an Alternative to Stimulus Aid. Vendors Can Help Districts Pursue Them
Many districts expect to be more active in looking for grant support, and they may look for education companies to help.
Meeting District Needs
Market Analysis
Hunger for Social-Emotional Learning Persists, Despite Funding Uncertainty and Cultural Fights
Some school districts have altered their messaging, in trying to communicate the concept's value to parents and policymakers.
Meeting District Needs
Market Analysis
Unlocking Title III: How Vendors Can Better Serve English Learners
The supplemental nature of Title III funds can be limiting, but districts are still looking to maximize funds to support English learners.