By Guest Contributor Lisa Wolfe Things were a bit quieter in the K-12 education market’s third quarter of 2023. But with a number of significant acquisitions, more rounds of investment in established and growing companies, and individuals moving into new leadership roles, the industry is poised for a successful 2023-2024 school year. Here are some […]
If you work in the education market or, frankly, read or listen to mainstream media, you have likely heard of the “reading wars”—the debate over whether phonics or balanced literacy is the best approach to helping young learners build strong literacy skills. But did you know that for decades there have been “math wars” in […]
As an increasing number of states expand school choice options for families and the U.S. birthrate continues to decline, K-12 school enrollment is evolving as well. Each year MDR examines data on public school enrollment and offers a snapshot of the state of the country’s schools. In 2020-2021, U.S. public school enrollment declined for the […]
Protecting student and staff digital data—cybersecurity—has long been top of mind for school leaders, particularly CTOs and CIOs. And recent events illustrate why. Earlier this summer, tens of thousands of public-school students and employees in New York City had their personal data breached in the widespread hack of the file-transfer software MOVEit.1 Cyberattacks have led […]
By Guest Contributor Lisa Wolfe Tutoring is a concept that dates back to the Ancient Greeks in 400 B.C., when Socrates tutored his famous student Plato. Today this instructional support strategy has taken center stage as a tool to help educators and parents close the learning gaps that widened during the disruption of the COVID-19 […]
We all feared that learning loss due to the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic would have a negative impact on student learning and benchmark studies confirmed that suspicion. Now the release of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) long-term trend reading and mathematics assessments of 13-year-old students paints a picture of just how dire […]
By Guest Contributor Lisa Wolfe Two landmark higher ed decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) have been making headlines this summer. As you likely know, the SCOTUS ended June by deciding that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission. Then it wrapped up the […]
By Guest Contributor Lisa Wolfe The U.S. K-12 education market seems to be poised for more growth. According to the spring 2023 report from Research Dive, the global education market—led by North America—will grow by 17.7 percent through 2031 with artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, driving revenue increases.1 As the market continues to emerge from […]
One of the major challenges in selling to education is getting your product in the right hands, using the right channels, and then securing the sale. The trick is to reach out and develop a connection so you can confidently inform decision makers, “This product will meet your needs or address your problem!” Establish Relationships […]
Kids go to school to learn reading and math, but it is also important that they learn more about the world around them, including how to protect our environment and improve health and wellness in their communities. Since 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) Green Ribbon Schools program, 712 schools, districts, and […]
