School Business Relations

School & District Management Big Ed. Companies Face K-12 Buying Shift
Large education companies still carry advantages over their smaller counterparts, but experts say K-12 procurement practices are shifting to include a greater variety of vendors.
Amanda M. Fairbanks, April 22, 2013
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4 min read
Budget & Finance California Districts Misuse School Meal Funds, Report Finds
Investigators for the state Senate find that oversight of districts' use of federal and state meal subsidies is woefully inadequate.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 6, 2013
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2 min read
IT Infrastructure & Management Schools Tap Into Online Fundraising to Expand Budgets
Nonprofit and for-profit online fundraising companies work with schools to help them raise money for programs and services.
Mike Bock, September 25, 2012
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6 min read
Maine schools chief Stephen Bowen sought political advice from advocates for e-learning companies.
Maine schools chief Stephen Bowen sought political advice from advocates for e-learning companies.
Gregory Rec/Portland Press-Herald File
States Virtual Ed. Companies Work to Influence Maine State Policy
K12 Inc. of Herndon, Va., and Baltimore-based Connections Education are both seeking to expand online offerings and to open full-time virtual charter schools in Maine.
Colin Woodard, The Portland Press Herald, Ore. (MCT) , September 18, 2012
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10 min read
School & District Management Video K-12 Startups Target Educators' Needs
Tess Brustein and Michael Gerson, both in their mid-20s, quit their jobs on the East Coast and moved to the Silicon Valley to pursue a dream of building a successful education technology company. They are creating an online service that uses crowd-sourced videos of teachers to help educators who are looking for better ways to get peer reviews of their teaching styles and techniques.
September 14, 2012
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School & District Management Superintendent, Ed. Company Partner on 'Turnaround System'
Paul G. Vallas, currently superintendent in Bridgeport, Conn., is the latest district leader to join the education marketplace.
Christina A. Samuels, July 5, 2012
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2 min read
David Wish leads a Little Kids Rock music class at PS 176 in New York City in 2003. Mr. Wish's organization has become one of the largest free instrumental-music programs in the United States.
David Wish leads a Little Kids Rock music class at PS 176 in New York City in 2003. Mr. Wish's organization has become one of the largest free instrumental-music programs in the United States.
Bebeto Matthews, AP
School & District Management Social Entrepreneurs Try to Offer Solutions to K-12 Problems
But they face intense competition for initial financial backing and pressures to design business models that will make them sustainable.
Robin L. Flanigan, April 24, 2012
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8 min read
School & District Management Chicago Touts High-Tech Partnership
Technology companies such as IBM and Microsoft will help design curriculum to develop students’ technology skills and prepare them for jobs.
John Byrne, March 13, 2012
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2 min read
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School & District Management Opinion Federal Tutoring Program Is Deeply Flawed
Supplemental educational services, the tutoring component of NCLB, is required to be “high quality, researched-based,” but it is neither, argues Joan Jacobson.
Joan Jacobson, December 13, 2011
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6 min read
School & District Management Card Game Helps School Leaders Think Through Budget Decisions
"School Budget Hold 'Em," a free resource, balances budget cuts with strategic investments.
Christina A. Samuels, November 30, 2011
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2 min read
School & District Management State Orders Closure of Texas District
If approved, the North Forest Independent School District will be absorbed by neighboring Houston.
Christina A. Samuels, July 13, 2011
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1 min read
School & District Management Districts Report Bad News on Finances
Continued weakness in state and local funding will leave districts continuing to struggle, according to a survey from the Center for Educational Policy.
Christina A. Samuels, June 29, 2011
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2 min read
School & District Management West Virginia Takes Over Seventh School District
The state cited school board disarray and mismanagement in taking control of day-to-day operations in the rural Gilmer County district.
Christina A. Samuels, June 9, 2011
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1 min read
Curriculum Publicity Misstep Costs Pearson Chance For L.A. Textbook Bid
The publishing company says that a press release that indicated it was the winner of the textbook competition that was still underway was a misunderstanding.
Christina A. Samuels, March 10, 2011
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2 min read
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