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09/02/2026

Fewer Teachers, Even Fewer Students: See What’s Happening in 9,500 Districts via The 74

Aldeman: The school staffing boom may finally be ending. Still, most districts serve fewer kids per educator than they did eight years ago

08/24/2026

Happy to Nicole Morris! You constantly help us and our clients ! Your RFP analysis and procurement writing are second to none! Our thanks and appreciation to you! https://www.ryeconsult.com/expert/nicole-morris

08/19/2026

Don’t forget to submit your entries for Tech & Learning Magazine's Award of Excellence: Back to School 2026 before the September 4th deadline! Nominations are for products that offer schools versatility, value, and solutions to specific problems to support innovative, effective teaching and learning. https://techlearning.awardsplatform.com/

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08/11/2026

for SXSW EDU is here! We hope you will consider voting for the wonderful and insightful sessions that our very own Rayna Glumac, J.D., M.Ed. will be co-speaking at!

Hayley Spira-Bauer and Rayna Glumac Beyond the Glass Ceiling: The View From the Top - https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1783613185141001X2oH

Juliana Finegan, Julie Willcott, and Rayna Glumac - Beyond the Training: Turning PD Into Practice - https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1784914788607001CxAC

Matthew Tower and Rayna Glumac - The Business of Education: Trends, Tensions & What’s Next - https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-edu/page/community-voting/session/1784920619288001Zzas

08/03/2026

TIME’s World's Top EdTech Companies of 2026 list has arrived! To identify these top-performing 500 edtech companies, TIME partnered with Statista on a data-based research project evaluating thousands of companies in the space on strong financial performance and industry impact. Please help us celebrate all the companies on this list with a special spotlight for BetterLesson, ClassDojo, Codeverse, HMH Education, Interplay Learning, Kahoot, McGraw Hill, NoRedInk, Prometric, and zSpace!

EdTech is entering a new era of AI. TIME and Statista name the top 750 companies in the space, led by Duolingo

07/16/2026

Congratulations to the CODiE Awards 2026 Product Award Winners! These awards are for the products and solutions that represent the highest standards of innovation, impact, and excellence across technology.

Special shoutout to BridgeCare, Carnegie Learning, ClassDojo, edWeb.net, IXL, and PBLWorks! 🎉

07/07/2026

The California 2026-27 fiscal year education budget is set. Some of the key funding includes:

- $350 million in funding for reading coaches in high-poverty schools
- $2.4 billion increase annually in the state’s share of special education
- $50 million in one-time funding to continue outreach for teaching the 2023 math framework.
- $10 million grant program to help bilingual students get teaching credentials.

To learn more about specific funding for education programs, read the full story from EdSource now. https://edsource.org/2026/newsom-budget-education-funding/761141

Gov. Gavin Newsom secures funding for his signature programs, including community schools, after-school programs and universal meals, in his final budget.

06/30/2026

SXSW EDU PanelPicker is now open! Don’t miss your chance to apply before it closes on July 26th! This year's focus areas are Early Learning, K-12 Education, Higher Education, Continuing Education, and Convergence. Get the important information you need and submit your session before it’s too late.
https://sxswedu.com/panelpicker/

PanelPicker is the official user-generated session proposal platform for entering programming ideas for SXSW EDU.

06/17/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 EdTech Breakthrough award winners! These awards recognize breakthrough EdTech companies, products, and services in educational technology from around the world. Special congratulations to ASSISTments, Carnegie Learning, Kaplan Inc., Learning.com, Magma Math, Panorama Education, and Reading Horizons. View the full list of winners today!

2026 EdTech Breakthrough Award Winners Recognizing the breakthrough EdTech companies, products, and services in educational technology from around the world.Enhanced CurriculumEnhanced CurriculumSolution of the YearSpecial EducationSolution of the YearEnhanced CurriculumSolution Provider of the Year...

06/15/2026

last week, the Nation’s Report Card was released with some positive and disappointing data. "The average 9-year-old [improved] by 4 points since 2022. Surprisingly, those gains were driven in large measure by struggling students, who enjoyed their first major leap in several decades. But 13-year-olds made no similar progress, with scores in both subjects flat or declining for virtually every demographic group.” Get a more in-depth look at the data and the insights around them from 74's latest article. https://www.the74million.org/article/long-term-naep-shows-growth-for-nine-year-olds-more-disappointment-for-teens/

Wednesday’s release of the Nation’s Report Card offers some of the first proof of post-COVID academic recovery. But 13-year-olds haven’t made any gains.