EdWeek Market Brief

EdWeek Market Brief offers valuable insights into the K-12 education landscape for your team. Designed for both education product providers and school district leaders, it features original reports, in-depth analysis, and unique research focused on school district purchasing trends and the companies that support K-12 education. By fostering a more informed and transparent marketplace, Market Brief benefits buyers and sellers alike. For over 25 years, Education Week has delivered comprehensive analysis on K-12 policies, practices, and research. With an expanded team of reporters and business analysts, EdWeek Market Brief aims to enhance decision-making in the education sector, ultimately promoting improved student learning and success.

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Mapping Out Where Math Resources Need to Go Next

1 week ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Ruksana Hussain

Student struggles in math, which emerged as a major concern after the pandemic, have once again become an acute source of worry in the nation’s school districts. Earlier this year, the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly known as the “nation’s report card,” showed that 4th grade scores for American students in that subject rose only marginally – and remain below 2019 levels. In 8th grade, test scores in math were flat compared with 2022.
School Boards' Role in Purchasing Is Poised to Grow. These Products Are Drawing Their Scrutiny

1 week ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Emma Kate Fittes

School boards are sometimes criticized for blindly rubber-stamping budgets and purchasing proposals that district superintendents set in front of them. But as heated political battles overtake what once were mundane public meetings, school and district leaders are seeing a shift — one that has implications for how districts spend money. School board members are increasingly inserting themselves in purchasing decisions related to curriculum, new EdWeek Market Brief survey data found.
New Mexico District Needs PD For Teachers, Principals; Texas System Is Building Instructional Materials List

1 week ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Emma Kate Fittes

Professional development; curriculum and materials; speech-language pathology. A New Mexico district is looking for professional development for teachers and school leaders, while a Texas school system seeks multiple curriculum, materials, and special education providers. In addition, a district in Arkansas is in the market for speech-language pathology.
Which Organizations' Contracts at the Education Department Have Been Terminated by DOGE?

1 week ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Emma Kate Fittes |Maya Riser-Kositsky

As the Trump administration continues to focus on eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, its team tasked with shrinking the government is abruptly terminating contracts the agency held with many vendors and organizations.
California District Seeks SEL Supports; Texas System Wants Multiple Instructional Supplies Providers

1 week ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Emma Kate Fittes

Instructional supplies, SEL supports, learning management platform. A Texas district is looking for instructional supplies and equipment, while a California school system seeks social-emotional learning supports. In addition, a district in South Carolina is in the market for an online learning management platform. Active/upcoming solicitations for goods/services Sherman Independent School District, TexasFocus: Instructional supplies and equipmentStudents: 7,800Deadline: Aug.
3 Emerging Conversations in the Education Sector: Company Executives Weigh In

1 week ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Michelle Caffrey |Emma Kate Fittes |Alexandria Ng

Education company leaders are facing steep challenges, as the market is rattled by sweeping changes pushed at the federal level by the Trump administration and by the rapid evolution of new technologies that could fundamentally alter teaching and learning.
What Industry Leaders Say the 'Patagonia Vests' in Ed Tech Keep Getting Wrong

2 weeks ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Emma Kate Fittes

There’s a time to applaud the innovations and advancements in the ed-tech sector. But there’s also a time to get real about the failures — and a panel of tech and industry insiders seized the opportunity to do just that during a major industry conference this week. Jeff Livingston, CEO and founder of EdSolutions; Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE+ASCD; and Kristen DiCerbo, chief learning officer for Khan Academy, took the stage at ASU+GSV promising to go “beyond the hype” — and they didn’t hold back.
Tariffs and Market Turmoil Hover Over ASU+GSV Summit

2 weeks ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Sean Cavanagh

It’s a truism about businesses: They hate uncertainty. Yet uncertainty has loomed over conversations at the ASU+GSV Summit, an annual conference that has emerged as a mecca for education company executives and others interested in the marketplace of products and ideas in schools, colleges, and the workforce.
What's Next for the K-12 Math Market?

2 weeks ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Sean Cavanagh

If there’s a consensus about school districts’ biggest needs in math, it’s this: There’s no one thing. The amount of student “learning loss” that K-12 leaders see in the subject is not only enormous—it’s been alarmingly persistent over time. While significant attention and public investment has been focused on academic recovery in early grades, the challenges extend to middle and high school, too—in fact, K-12 administrators view academic setbacks as most dire among high school students.
Major District to Expand Supplemental Digital Tools Roster; Ind. System Seeks Math Framework

2 weeks ago | marketbrief.edweek.org | Emma Kate Fittes

Digital supplemental tools, math framework, English language arts curriculum. A major California district is looking for digital supplemental tools targeting literacy and numeracy, while an Indiana school system seeks a K-8 math framework. In addition, a district in Michigan is in the market for an English language arts curriculum. Active/upcoming solicitations for goods/services Los Angeles Unified School District, Calif.