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A One-Stop-Shop: Modern Marketplace for Better Equipped K-12 Procurement

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 22nd at 2 pm ET

With industry insight into the concept of procure-to-pay, this webinar will explore how you can support your team through the entire procurement lifecycle—from requisition to check. Join us for an insightful discussion on how you can enable your procurement team to do more with more in the face of staffing and workforce challenges. 

How to maximize ESSER funding before it’s gone

It is tempting to think of these last ESSER funds as one-time expenditures to address limited, one-time needs. A better way to consider these funds would be as a down payment on sustainable strategies.

Administrators deserve better than just one poverty metric

Many in the education community agree that free and reduced-price lunch data is far from perfect and doesn’t tell the full poverty story.

Can we close the economic divides between K12 neighbors?

The solutions start with district leaders lobbying for new state policies, such as redrawing districts intentionally to serve a more racially and economically diverse mix of communities, a new report advises.

Strategic school staffing: How to upscale 7 promising models

Strategic school staffing models recognize that the K12 teaching workforce will never again look like it did in decades past, researchers say.

The Future of K-12 Procurement: Strategies to Improve Efficiency and Transparency

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 16th at 2 pm ET

Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to learn about emerging trends in K-12 procurement, and some practical strategies to simplify common procurement processes, reduce wasteful spending, increase visibility, and improve efficiency in any district.

5 stressors states should expect when ESSER funds expire

Inflation is slowly declining. However, overall costs are much higher than they were in previous years, according to the authors of a new report. Here's what to look out for.

AI focus is shifting from cheating to better learning

Educators will have to take the lead on setting strategy as state guidance on artificial intelligence's use in education remains "ambiguous and underdeveloped," a new analysis says

Leaders forced to close more schools by 2 big concerns

Wichita Public Schools in Kansas will close six schools to cover a $42 million budget shortfall as San Francisco's superintendent declares "We must have fewer schools than we do now."

‘Talking Out of School’ podcast: ‘The most complicated budget year ever’

Superintendents and school boards are solidifying their spending plans as ESSER expires and other financial pressures mount, says Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University.

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