Product Development
News and analysis on how education companies conceive and develop products and evaluate considerations such as product-market fit
Product Development
Industry Insight
Why Are Ed-Tech Products Sitting Unused? It Starts With Failing To Research Teachers
Teaching Lab CEO Sarah Johnson talks about the common complaints she hears from educators, and how companies can avoid becoming an unused tool on a district's virtual shelf.
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.
Product Development
Industry Insight
Why Isn't There More Evidence Behind Ed-Tech Products?
An ongoing project by the Jacobs Foundation looks at how many companies are pursuing research and how to compel more of it.
Product Development
K-12 Market News
Education and Tech Companies Make Commitment to Responsible AI Development
More than 50 education companies have already signed on as members of the EdSAFE AI Industry Council.
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.
Product Development
K-12 Market News
New $90 Million Project to Create Digital Research Hub Focused on K-12 Education
The award is said to be the National Science Foundation's largest investment in research and development infrastructure for education.
Product Development
Industry Insight
One Company's Blueprint for Translating Products for Global Markets
Kahoot's CTO discusses how the educational quiz company relied on its translation platform to bring its products to Indonesia.
Product Development
Exclusive Data
We Asked Educators: What Innovative Products Are Missing From the Market?
An EdWeek Market Brief survey looks at the product innovations that educators wish companies would produce, but don't.
Product Development
K-12 Market News
Lessons for Ed-Tech Companies in LAUSD's Far-Reaching AI Experiment
The CEO of AllHere, working with the nation's second-largest district on a massive AI project, talks about what went into the partnership.
Product Development
K-12 Market News
How AI Products Can Promote Child Development, Not Just a 'Commercial Mindset'
Artificial intelligence tools need to encourage open-ended inquiry, not just a focus on a "finite answer," says Shelley Pasnik of the Education Development Center.
Product Development
Industry Insight
From Runaway to Responsible AI: How Ethical Practices Can Match Ed-Tech Innovation
The chief product and innovation officer of PowerSchool talks about six principles to promote the responsible development of AI.
Product Development
Industry Insight
How Can Education Companies Live Up to the Next Generation Science Standards?
An academic researcher who works with aspiring teachers sees a rising demand for science and AI products that connect with the interests and anxieties of students.
Product Development
Exclusive Data
The Product Development Strategies That Win the Confidence of School Districts
An EdWeek Market Brief survey shows what educators and leaders value when judging a company's product development process.
Product Development
Exclusive Data
The Features School Districts Want From Artificial Intelligence Products
EdWeek Market Brief asked district leaders and educators about what kind of design and functionality they want from artificial intelligence.
Product Development
Industry Insight
What's Missing From 'Science of Reading'-Focused Products
A K-5 literacy expert discusses common mistakes vendors make when it comes to 'science of reading' products, and what's missing from the industry.