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From Licensing to Outcomes

From Licensing to Outcomes

The Curve Weekly: Duval County is tying vendor payment to student results, raising the stakes around evidence, implementation, and contract design.

Sep 7, 2026

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From Licensing to Outcomes

Sep 7, 2026

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7 min read

From Licensing to Outcomes

The Curve Weekly: Duval County is tying vendor payment to student results, raising the stakes around evidence, implementation, and contract design.

The Three Competitions Behind a Curriculum Adoption

Sep 2, 2026

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5 min read

The Three Competitions Behind a Curriculum Adoption

Publishers are spending years to clear state reviews, then competing again for district contracts and long-term usage.

One Failing Campus Can Reset the Buyer Map

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

One Failing Campus Can Reset the Buyer Map

The Curve Weekly: Texas takeover rules are turning accountability risk into contract risk for vendors serving vulnerable districts.

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Weekly Briefs View All

Sep 7, 2026

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From Licensing to Outcomes

The Curve Weekly: Duval County is tying vendor payment to student results, raising the stakes around evidence, implementation, and contract design.

Aug 31, 2026

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6 min read

One Failing Campus Can Reset the Buyer Map

The Curve Weekly: Texas takeover rules are turning accountability risk into contract risk for vendors serving vulnerable districts.

Aug 24, 2026

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6 min read

Evidence, Gatekeepers, and the New Path to District Revenue

The Curve Weekly: Federal evidence funding is restarting, edtech guidance is tightening scrutiny, co-ops are consolidating AI buying, and boards are proving they can still kill adoption after launch.


Funding Pulse View All

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

Aug 12, 2026

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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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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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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


Politics and Mandates View All

Has OCR Changed the Buying Problem?

Jul 14, 2026

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Has OCR Changed the Buying Problem?

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

Why Your K–12 Deals Keep Slipping

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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Child Care Expansion, Scrutiny, and the New Compliance Baseline

Why the Oversight Environment Matters More Than the Policy Moment


Procurement Dynamics View All

Virginia Opens a Rare Statewide Assessment Opportunity

Aug 5, 2026

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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.

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

The Three Competitions Behind a Curriculum Adoption

Sep 2, 2026

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5 min read

The Three Competitions Behind a Curriculum Adoption

Publishers are spending years to clear state reviews, then competing again for district contracts and long-term usage.

When Curriculum Wins Become Conditional

Aug 26, 2026

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4 min read

When Curriculum Wins Become Conditional

Curriculum vendors increasingly need to assess whether a contract can survive the full journey from selection to classroom implementation.

When Districts Start Buying Less Screen Time

Aug 19, 2026

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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.

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