https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/school-business-relations School Business Relations en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:58:57 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-a-marketplace-full-of-reading-tools-only-adds-to-the-literacy-problem/2026/10 This is a symptom of a larger issue: the lack of coherence in K-12 education. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:58:57 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-how-a-marketplace-full-of-reading-tools-only-adds-to-the-literacy-problem/2026/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-a-school-photo-ceo-dealt-with-a-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theory/2026/04 Lifetouch's CEO discusses the company's response to social media rumors alleging ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:04:38 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/how-a-school-photo-ceo-dealt-with-a-jeffrey-epstein-conspiracy-theory/2026/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/six-ways-high-schools-are-connecting-classrooms-to-careers/2025/12 Two educators share tips on how to create meaningful real-world learning experiences for teenagers. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:26:41 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/six-ways-high-schools-are-connecting-classrooms-to-careers/2025/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/how-schools-and-businesses-can-work-better-together/2025/05 Businesses and schools often don't understand each other's needs. Wed, 14 May 2025 13:49:45 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/how-schools-and-businesses-can-work-better-together/2025/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/events/webinar/crafting-outcomes-based-contracts-that-work-for-everyone Discover the power of outcomes-based contracts and how they can drive student achievement. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:55:41 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/events/webinar/crafting-outcomes-based-contracts-that-work-for-everyone https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/events/webinar/innovative-funding-models-a-deep-dive-into-public-private-partnerships Discover how innovative funding models drive educational projects forward. Join us for insights into effective PPP implementation. Wed, 29 May 2024 22:30:18 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/events/webinar/innovative-funding-models-a-deep-dive-into-public-private-partnerships https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/bus-contracts-the-pros-and-cons-for-school-districts-outsourcing-transportation/2023/12 Districts see more predictable costs and get valuable expertise, but high costs send some back to an in-house model. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:53:10 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/bus-contracts-the-pros-and-cons-for-school-districts-outsourcing-transportation/2023/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/late-arrivals-steep-costs-why-some-districts-ditch-third-party-bus-companies/2023/11 Districts are facing a host of transportation challenges. Some have addressed them by deciding to bring buses back in house. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 23:03:44 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/late-arrivals-steep-costs-why-some-districts-ditch-third-party-bus-companies/2023/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/scholastic-book-fairs-explained-how-they-work-and-who-benefits/2023/10 What you need to know about what students can find at book fairs, who organizes them, who selects the books for them, and more. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:28:56 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/scholastic-book-fairs-explained-how-they-work-and-who-benefits/2023/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/districts-try-new-approach-to-contracts-tying-payments-to-student-learning/2023/05 The shift in contracting aims to broaden vendors' focus from providing services to showing results. Fri, 05 May 2023 18:44:34 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/districts-try-new-approach-to-contracts-tying-payments-to-student-learning/2023/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/few-students-take-computer-science-this-district-offers-a-blueprint-for-changing-that/2023/03 One New York district exposes its students to computer science from prekindergarten through high school. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:01:27 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/few-students-take-computer-science-this-district-offers-a-blueprint-for-changing-that/2023/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-creating-work-based-learning-opportunities-in-rural-communities-is-hard-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be/2022/02 The key to offering high-quality, work-based learning opportunities to students in rural areas is community building. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:40:19 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/opinion-creating-work-based-learning-opportunities-in-rural-communities-is-hard-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be/2022/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/education-industry/how-k-12-schools-tamed-silicon-valley/2021/06 Forget disruption. Ed-tech startups Clever and Nearpod just sold for a combined $1 billion because they solved schools’ everyday problems. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:43:02 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/education-industry/how-k-12-schools-tamed-silicon-valley/2021/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/millions-of-students-got-free-home-internet-for-remote-learning-how-long-will-it-last/2021/03 Time and money are running out on temporary agreements between districts and ISPs. Broadband advocates want a federal solution. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:01:10 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/technology/millions-of-students-got-free-home-internet-for-remote-learning-how-long-will-it-last/2021/03 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/video-how-does-essa-impact-education-product-and-service-providers/2018/06 The Every Student Succeeds Act gives states and districts more flexibility when it comes to school improvement, but they must back it up with evidence. What does that mean for those who are not necessarily practitioners, but are providing a role in support services and products? Sean Cavanagh, senior editor of EdWeek Market Brief, talks about the questions surrounding the business and private sector opportunities that ESSA offers as states, districts, and schools seek to benefit from the new law’s flexibility. This video was filmed following Education Week’s virtual summit on ESSA, where online participants submitted their questions about the upcoming implementation of the new federal law. Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:13:41 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/policy-politics/video-how-does-essa-impact-education-product-and-service-providers/2018/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-in-education-perfect-must-not-become-the-enemy-of-good/2018/01 Randi Weingarten and Stanley S. Litow explore how we can move past divisiveness on key education issues. Tue, 09 Jan 2018 02:19:04 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/opinion-in-education-perfect-must-not-become-the-enemy-of-good/2018/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/getting-businesses-involved-in-schools-whats-the-secret-sauce/2017/11 A high school in Minnesota is excelling at something that has eluded most schools, and is important as they try to focus on career readiness: enlisting businesses to participate in designing curriculum and teaching students. Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:07:44 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/teaching-learning/getting-businesses-involved-in-schools-whats-the-secret-sauce/2017/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/schools-take-a-page-from-silicon-valley-with-scrum-approach/2017/11 In Chesterfield County, Va., and other districts, educators are borrowing a project-management approach from the world of software development: "Scrum" meetings. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:08:35 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/schools-take-a-page-from-silicon-valley-with-scrum-approach/2017/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/as-many-focus-on-houston-other-coastal-schools-slammed-by-harvey-still-ache/2017/09 Some Texas coastal districts are racing to open just after Labor Day while others say they may be closed "indefinitely" Fri, 01 Sep 2017 21:36:15 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/as-many-focus-on-houston-other-coastal-schools-slammed-by-harvey-still-ache/2017/09 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/in-chicago-enrollment-decline-and-funding-uncertainties-lead-to-smaller-school-budgets/2017/07 The district expects its schools' budgets for the next school year to be smaller than the current year, in part because of projected decline in student enrollment and loss of federal funds. Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:00:25 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/in-chicago-enrollment-decline-and-funding-uncertainties-lead-to-smaller-school-budgets/2017/07 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/texas-high-school-senior-defeats-incumbent-to-win-school-board-seat/2017/05 Mike Floyd will take office three days before he graduates. Floyd said he ran, in part, because of remarks the district superintendent made about restroom policies for transgender students Mon, 08 May 2017 15:45:49 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/texas-high-school-senior-defeats-incumbent-to-win-school-board-seat/2017/05 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/former-detroit-schools-manager-charged-in-flint-water-crisis-case/2016/12 The criminal charges stem from the decision to provide water to residents that was not properly treated, leading to lead contamination. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:30:50 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/former-detroit-schools-manager-charged-in-flint-water-crisis-case/2016/12 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/entire-school-board-in-small-virginia-town-resigns/2016/11 The seven-member school board in Franklin City, Va., resigned after the City Council asked the members to do so over questions of financial management. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:18:51 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/entire-school-board-in-small-virginia-town-resigns/2016/11 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/chicago-district-plans-to-borrow-1-billion/2016/10 The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Chicago Board of Education approved borrowing nearly $1 billion for construction costs and to refinance high-interest debt. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:37:23 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/chicago-district-plans-to-borrow-1-billion/2016/10 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/program-pairs-ed-tech-companies-schools/2016/06 The Learning Innovation Hub program, or iHub, allows digital providers to test and get feedback on their products from classroom teachers, in a process meant to nurture improvement and innovation. Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:23:11 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/program-pairs-ed-tech-companies-schools/2016/06 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/strike-drumbeat-builds-in-chicago-as-district-urges-more-negotiations/2016/04 After the Chicago Teachers' Union rejected a fact-finder's recommendations on a new contract, the school district has called for the teachers' union to drop the strike talk and return to the bargaining table. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:13:11 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/strike-drumbeat-builds-in-chicago-as-district-urges-more-negotiations/2016/04 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/chicago-teachers-union-rejects-district-contract-offer/2016/02 The Chicago Teachers' Union on Monday said the district offered no guaranteed funds to pay for what it was offering the union and that there was lack of trust between union members and the school district. Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:19:13 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/chicago-teachers-union-rejects-district-contract-offer/2016/02 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/district-per-pupil-spending-fell-slightly-in-fiscal-year-2013-new-federal-data-show/2016/01 New data from the National Center for Education Statistics show that per-pupil spending by districts, when adjusted for inflation, was lower in fiscal year 2013 than in 2012. Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:12:02 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/district-per-pupil-spending-fell-slightly-in-fiscal-year-2013-new-federal-data-show/2016/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/michigan-lawmakers-target-detroit-teachers-sickouts/2016/01 Michigan's Republican state legislators want to make it easier for teacher sickouts to be characterized as strikes. It is illegal for Michigan teachers to strike. Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:09:52 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/michigan-lawmakers-target-detroit-teachers-sickouts/2016/01 https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/chicago-district-approves-5-7-billion-budget-that-relies-heavily-on-outside-aid/2015/08 The district is banking on state assistance, a property tax increase, and borrowed funds to get through the school year. Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:00:52 GMT https://www-edweek-org.ezproxy.baylor.edu/leadership/chicago-district-approves-5-7-billion-budget-that-relies-heavily-on-outside-aid/2015/08