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Virginia Opens a Rare Statewide Assessment Opportunity

The first SOL rebid since 2005 creates openings for prime contractors and specialist partners, but implementation risk will shape the competition.

Aug 5, 2026

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When Districts Start Buying Less Screen Time

Aug 19, 2026

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5 min read

When Districts Start Buying Less Screen Time

Districts are reducing early-grade screen exposure, putting new pressure on 1:1 hardware, supplemental software, and usage-heavy business models.

When Districts Decide They Want Less Edtech

Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

When Districts Decide They Want Less Edtech

The Curve Weekly: A Pennsylvania district’s low-screen shift highlights a new renewal risk for vendors serving early grades.

Why K-12 Budget Cuts Will Not Hit Every Vendor Equally

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

Why K-12 Budget Cuts Will Not Hit Every Vendor Equally

District budget pressure is pushing procurement toward fewer contracts, tighter scrutiny, and a harder test of which products deserve renewal.

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Aug 17, 2026

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6 min read

When Districts Decide They Want Less Edtech

The Curve Weekly: A Pennsylvania district’s low-screen shift highlights a new renewal risk for vendors serving early grades.

Amanda Ardizzi

Aug 10, 2026

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5 min read

Funding Opens. Usage Tightens.

The Curve Weekly: New grant windows and state initiatives are creating opportunities just as districts become more selective about how technology earns its place in classrooms.

Amanda Ardizzi

Aug 3, 2026

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6 min read

States Take Control of the School Safety Market

The Curve Weekly: The $93 million SSE program shifts the opportunity from district urgency to statewide procurement and governance.

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Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

Why K-12 Budget Cuts Will Not Hit Every Vendor Equally

District budget pressure is pushing procurement toward fewer contracts, tighter scrutiny, and a harder test of which products deserve renewal.

2026-27 District Budgets Part II: What Survives the K-12 Budget Reset?

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

2026-27 District Budgets Part II: What Survives the K-12 Budget Reset?

How 2026–27 district budgets are becoming procurement signals for vendor renewals, contract scrutiny, and the next cycle of K-12 buying.

2026-27 District Budgets Part I: What Survives the K-12 Budget Reset?

Jun 3, 2026

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9 min read

2026-27 District Budgets Part I: What Survives the K-12 Budget Reset?

Recent 2026–27 district budgets show where school systems are cutting, consolidating, and drawing the line around essential services

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Jul 14, 2026

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8 min read

Has OCR Changed the Buying Problem?

Federal scrutiny is creating new demand for secure case management, hiring controls, data reconciliation, and compliance services.

Apr 8, 2026

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7 min read

Why Your K–12 Deals Keep Slipping

From NYC to Chicago, demand is real, but execution isn’t. Here’s why deals stall before they close.

Child Care Expansion, Scrutiny, and the New Compliance Baseline

Feb 11, 2026

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3 min read

Child Care Expansion, Scrutiny, and the New Compliance Baseline

Why the Oversight Environment Matters More Than the Policy Moment

Procurement Dynamics View All

Aug 5, 2026

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8 min read

Virginia Opens a Rare Statewide Assessment Opportunity

The first SOL rebid since 2005 creates openings for prime contractors and specialist partners, but implementation risk will shape the competition.

ETS Bought ACT. Your Competitive Set Just Consolidated.

Jun 30, 2026

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6 min read

ETS Bought ACT. Your Competitive Set Just Consolidated.

The deal removes an independent bidder from K-12 procurement and recapitalizes WorkKeys. Where the opening is, and how long it lasts.

NYC’s AI Backlash Splits the K-12 Vendor Market

Jun 29, 2026

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8 min read

NYC’s AI Backlash Splits the K-12 Vendor Market

The moratorium fight shows which AI products may be blocked, narrowed, or cleared as districts separate student-facing risk from staff-facing workflow relief.

Adoption and Usage View All

Aug 19, 2026

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5 min read

When Districts Start Buying Less Screen Time

Districts are reducing early-grade screen exposure, putting new pressure on 1:1 hardware, supplemental software, and usage-heavy business models.

Restraint Scrutiny Raises the Bar for K–12 Vendors

Jul 29, 2026

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10 min read

Restraint Scrutiny Raises the Bar for K–12 Vendors

New demand may emerge across behavioural support and compliance technology, but integration, privacy and liability will shape who benefits.

Jul 28, 2026

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10 min read

The New High School Buyer

Indiana's ESSA waiver ties high school accountability to AP, SAT/ACT/CLT, dual credit, credentials, work-based learning, and data systems. Vendors now have to prove where they fit.

K-12 Executive IntelligenceFor strategy, product, and GTM leaders selling into K-12 districts

Free Weekly Briefs Premium Content Funding Pulse Politics and Mandates Procurement Adoption and Usage

Virginia Opens a Rare Statewide Assessment Opportunity

Most Recent Content View All

When Districts Start Buying Less Screen Time

When Districts Decide They Want Less Edtech

Why K-12 Budget Cuts Will Not Hit Every Vendor Equally

Premium Content

Weekly Briefs View All

When Districts Decide They Want Less Edtech

Funding Opens. Usage Tightens.

States Take Control of the School Safety Market

Funding Pulse View All

Why K-12 Budget Cuts Will Not Hit Every Vendor Equally

2026-27 District Budgets Part II: What Survives the K-12 Budget Reset?

2026-27 District Budgets Part I: What Survives the K-12 Budget Reset?

Politics and Mandates View All

Has OCR Changed the Buying Problem?

Why Your K–12 Deals Keep Slipping

Child Care Expansion, Scrutiny, and the New Compliance Baseline

Procurement Dynamics View All

Virginia Opens a Rare Statewide Assessment Opportunity

ETS Bought ACT. Your Competitive Set Just Consolidated.

NYC’s AI Backlash Splits the K-12 Vendor Market

Adoption and Usage View All

When Districts Start Buying Less Screen Time

Restraint Scrutiny Raises the Bar for K–12 Vendors

The New High School Buyer

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K-12 Executive Intelligence

For strategy, product, and GTM leaders selling into K-12 districts

Education Executive Intelligence
By The Intelligence Council