Key Trends to Watch at a Critical Moment in the K-12 Market

Over the past year and a half the nation's K-12 schools have endured enormous challenges and upheaval. When the pandemic hit, they were forced to abruptly pivot into remote learning. They were then thrust into a reckoning in their communities over racial inequity. Since the spring, many school systems have been forced to make a difficult shift back to in-person and hybrid instruction. In this briefing, EdWeek Market Brief and Education Week editorial staff will talk about major shifts they see playing out in school districts and the impact they're likely to have on companies navigating these turbulent times. The topics include a look at how districts are trying to address academic gaps that emerged during COVID through accelerated learning; how school districts and classroom educators are navigating political fights over the teaching of racial topics; how districts are planning to spend the flood of new money coming to them through the federal stimulus and other sources; and how districts sorting through increasingly complex decisions about technology purchasing, as they return to face-to-face instruction.