EdWeek Market Brief

With the recent dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology, the former director of the federal office of ed-tech during the Obama administration is offering his thoughts on what its loss means for the K-12 vendors.

Recipients of the U.S. Department of Education’s Small Business Innovation Research grants are raising concerns about the future of the program following mass layoffs at the agency.

A Nebraska district is looking for professional development books for teachers, while a Pennsylvania school system seeks technology for its school libraries and classrooms. In addition, a district in Indiana is in the market for a latchkey program for elementary students.

An EdWeek Market Brief survey is revealing the kinds of interactions that make district and school leaders want to learn more about products.

A Pennsylvania district is looking for an AI-theme based high school operator, while a Texas school system seeks college, career, and military readiness programs. In addition, a district in Delaware is in the market for elementary summer enrichment.

A new EdWeek Market Brief Review is offering added context on the recent Institute of Education Sciences contract terminations.

What do we know about the depth and breadth of the cuts made to education by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency? A new analysis by my colleague Emma Kate Fittes for EdWeek Market Brief takes a look at the claims of savings made by DOGE in describing hundreds of millions of dollars of nixed contracts at the Department of Education, comparing the government cost-cutting entity's assertions against public information about existing contracts at the agency. With an assist from Maya Riser-Kositsky, Fittes looks at what claims of savings can be verified (many cannot), which ed research organizations have taken the biggest hits, and what we can tell about cuts to ed programs mandated by Congress. The story includes a searchable table. Read her analysis, and let us know where to go next with our research. https://rebrand.ly/fh1am17

A New Jersey district is looking for Title I services for non-public school students, while a Kansas school system seeks a board management software. In addition, a district in Michigan is in the market for technology improvements.

Here's an inside look at how the education industry is responding to the White House's push to cut $900 million in federal education contracts.

A Missouri district is looking for library management software, while a South Carolina school system seeks a website platform. In addition, a district in Pennsylvania is in the market for grant consultant services.