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Budget & Finance From Our Research Center Crafting a Better Budget: How District and School Leaders Try to Avoid Short-Term Thinking
The EdWeek Research Center surveyed K-12 leaders on tactics to make spending plans strategic and smart.
Sean Cavanagh, December 31, 2025
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School & District Management Video The Enemy of Smart, Strategic Spending Decisions in K-12 Districts: Leadership Churn
The EdWeek Research Center surveyed district leaders on the barriers to long-term thinking.
Sean Cavanagh & CJ Riculan, December 11, 2025
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School & District Management From Our Research Center Schools Want to Make Better Strategic Decisions. What's Getting in the Way?
Uncertainty about funding can drive districts toward short-term thinking.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, December 3, 2025
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Budget & Finance Reports Sharing Solutions: K-12 Administrators Weigh in on Strategic Resourcing
Based on a 2025 study, this whitepaper provides a roadmap for districts as they navigate purchasing processes amid economic uncertainty.
November 21, 2025
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Budget & Finance Quiz Many District Leaders Fail to Think Strategically About Spending. What Gets in Their Way?
School districts face enormous pressure to make smart decisions when they’re buying academic resources.
Sean Cavanagh & Lynn (Yunfei) Liu, October 24, 2025
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School & District Management Schools Spend $30 Billion on Tech. How Can They Invest In It More Wisely?
A new report outlines steps districts can take to save money on tech purchases and protect the environment.
Arianna Prothero, October 10, 2025
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Luke Mund, the manager of educational technology for the Denver Public Schools, presents a poster session on how the district has consolidated its ed-tech spending at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio on July 1, 2025.
Luke Mund, the manager of educational technology for the Denver Public Schools, presents a poster session on how the district has consolidated its ed-tech spending at the ISTELive 25 + ASCD Annual Conference 25 in San Antonio on July 1, 2025.
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IT Infrastructure & Management How This District Cut Hundreds of Ed-Tech Tools and Saved $1M
Denver Public Schools has saved about $1 million from culling digital tools.
Lauraine Langreo, July 2, 2025
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IT Infrastructure & Management This Tool Aims to Save District Leaders 1,000 Hours a Year In Vetting Ed Tech
Leaders in four states will promote an ed-tech index, developed in part by ISTE, among district leaders.
Alyson Klein, July 1, 2025
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Students in Lynne Martin's 5th grade class study math using Chromebooks at Markham Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2019.
Students in Lynne Martin's 5th grade class study math using Chromebooks at Markham Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. on Sept. 5, 2019.
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IT Infrastructure & Management Schools Brace for Tariff-Related Price Increases of Chromebooks and iPads
School-issued devices in many districts need to be replaced, but rising prices could prevent those plans.
Lauraine Langreo, May 6, 2025
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Budget & Finance From Our Research Center Some Districts Struggle to Align Their Spending With Instructional Needs
Some districts have more success than others using classroom-level insights to inform spending decisions, survey data show.
Mark Lieberman, February 6, 2025
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IT Infrastructure & Management Federal Ed-Tech Dollars Are Running Out. What Happens Next?
Many state officials aren't confident in continued investment in education technology initiatives financed by pandemic relief money.
Alyson Klein, January 14, 2025
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Student Well-Being & Movement How a New Tech Resource Aims to Help Student Well-Being
The K-12 Mental Health Tech Navigator offers a roadmap for schools to follow.
Lauraine Langreo, October 7, 2024
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