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Public education’s core functions are teaching and learning, an endeavor in which private enterprise plays a growing role. Edbizbuzz offers perspective on this emerging school improvement industry. (For entries prior to September 2007, visit the archives.) (Disclosure: Marc Dean Millot is an unpaid adviser to the presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. John McCain.)

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July 28, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): How Much Sole-Source Business Should ED Do With CCSSO?

RFPs identify business opportunities, but they are also a neglected primary source for research on k-12 policy and operations. Policy is not just what you say, or how you allocate resources, it's what you buy. From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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Announcement: Sole Source Notice - ADI - State Education Data Center/ K-12 and P-20 Data Models Due August 7 (Jul 22) U.S. Department of Education


Their Description:
The Department of Education intends to make a sole source award to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), located in Washington, D.C., for enhancements to its State Education Data Center (SEDC) to expand public access and use of education data.

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): To Attract and Keep Teachers, Improve Compensation Without Increasing Labor Costs

Policy is not just what you say, or how you allocate resources, it's what you buy. RFPs identify business opportunities, but they are also a neglected primary source for research on k-12 policy and operations.

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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Announcement: Auto & Home Insurance Due August 8 (Jul 25), Cobb County School District, Georgia

Their Description:
Cobb County School District (hereafter referred to as “CCSD”) located in Marietta, Georgia, has contracted with Benalytics Consulting Group, LLC to assist with the solicitation of proposals from qualified companies capable of providing Group Auto & Homeowners Insurance for CCSD employees, effective 1/1/2009. In particular, the County is interested in your company’s ability to provide a competitive payroll deduction program with minimal involvement of CCSD HR and benefit staff, competitive rates and a comprehensive program that provides additional discounts and services to CCSD employees.


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July 23, 2008

The Letter From: The Most Important Issue in Federal Education Policy Presidential Candidates Don’t Discuss (I)

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Despite the hundreds of times scientifically based research (and its variants scientifically based reading research and research based) appears in No Child Left Behind I, it has not been part of the general debate around NCLB II. It has yet to be mentioned by either Presidential contender as they explain their views on the federal role in public education. In my view the concept of program evaluation represented by these terms is the most important issue in federal education policy the candidates don’t discuss.


Why is it important? Why isn’t it part of the debate? And is it inevitable? If a candidate decides to take a position, what are the options and are some more favorable to one candidate or another?

Today, I’ll take a stab at the first three questions.

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July 22, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): The Next Wave of E-Rate Business is VOIP

RFPs identify business opportunities, but they are also a neglected primary source for research on k-12 policy and operations. From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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Announcement: E-Rate Eligible Video Over IP Due July 29, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia

Their Description: The intent of these specifications is to set forth a term contract under which the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) may secure a vendor for the purpose of providing an E-Rate Eligible Video Over IP Solution.

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): Design/Build a User Friendly Decision Support System for Nebraska

RFPs identify business opportunities, but they are also a neglected primary source for research on k-12 policy and operations. From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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Announcement: Design, Develop, and Implement a Decision Support System (DSS) Due August 22 (Jul 17), Nebraska Department of Education

Their Description:
The State of Nebraska, Department of Education, is issuing this Request for Proposal... for the purpose of selecting a qualified Contractor to design, develop, and implement a decision support system (DSS)....

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July 15, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): Who Should Drive School Safety? Educators, Police, or FEMA?

RFPs identify business opportunities, but they are also a neglected primary source for research on k-12 policy and operations. From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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Announcement: Active Shooter For Schools Training Due August 5 (Jul 10) Missouri Department Of Public Safety, State Emergency Management Agency

Their Description: The contractor shall conduct Active Shooter for Schools training for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as the state agency)....

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): Preschool Services for Los Angeles and Adjacent Counties

RFPs identify business opportunities, but they are also a neglected primary source for research on k-12 policy and operations. From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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Announcement: State Preschool Program Re-Bid Due August 25 (Jul 11), California Department of Education

Their Description: The California Department of Education (CDE), Child Development Division (CDD) announces the availability of part day State Preschool (CPRE) program funds to provide direct services for an existing CPRE contract for children age from three to five....

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July 8, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): Retiree Leaseback - A Back Door to Outsourcing the Teaching Force

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From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): SES, meet 21st CCLC

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From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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July 1, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): Third Party Evaluation is Becoming a Distinct Market Segment

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From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): Assessing Maryland's Tests Against Maryland's Standards

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From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report.

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June 24, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): The State of School District Procurement

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From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): Reading First Center Teaches Us About Conflicts of Interest

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From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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June 17, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): Do You Offer California a Strategy from Column A, B or C?

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): Buld a Turnkey Online Platform for Indiana

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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June 10, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2): Expert Systems for High School Students’ Career Guidance

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1): Fans of Clayton Christensen Take Note

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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June 2, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week: Is There a Business in Schoolyard Habitats?

From Tuesday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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May 27, 2008

School Improvement of RFP of the Week (2): First Steps To a Federal Infrastructure for K-12 Online?

From Tuesday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (I): Can We Expect Independent Program Evaluation if It’s Not Put Out to Bid?

DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, DC City Council, American Enterprise Resident Scholar Frederick Hess, Brown University Professor Kenneth Wong, Public Education Fund, take note (here and here).

From Tuesday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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May 20, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

Outsourcing Educations Agencies' Communications Strategies

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

Supporting Open Source Software

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report


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May 12, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

2008 DC Higher Education Teacher Quality Improvement Partnerships

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

What About These State Reading First Advisory Committees?

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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May 5, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Florida District Considers Extra-Curricular Academic Offerings for Extended School Days a Revenue Opportunity

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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April 28, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Offered a day early because I plan to write more on integrated emergency planning for school districts.

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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April 22, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

Getting on a State's List of Recommended Positive Behavior Interventions

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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April 15, 2008

School Improvement RFP(s) of the Week

Six Glimpses Into the Evolving Market for Professional Development Services

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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April 8, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

A (Problematic) Single-Sex Public School Opportunity in Atlanta

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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April 1, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Like Supplemental Educational Services, but Without the Educational Performance Requirement

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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March 25, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

The Program Effectiveness Standard for SES Providers in Kentucky

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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March 18, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

Why Such Short Notice for a Major Department of Education RFI With Small-Business Potential?

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

Will Response-to-Intervention (RtI) Go Mainstream?

From Monday's issue of K-12Leads and Youth Service Markets Report

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March 11, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Basic Evaluation Still Counts for Market Entry in Colorado School Improvement

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March 4, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Juvenile Justice Offers A Parallel State System of Public Education

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February 26, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Gaining the Right To Enter a State Market in District Services

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February 19, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Two Examples of the "Consulting Architect" Concept in School Improvement Programs

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February 12, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

A Comprehensive School Reform RFP “by any other name” Would Smell as Sweet

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

Federal Prison High School and Vocational Education - What About Online Delivery?

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February 5, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Strategic Planning for Yuma Unified High Schools

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January 29, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

Contracts to Turn Around New Orleans' Failing Schools

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

Federal Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program

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January 22, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

Digital Humanities Grant as Staff/Product Development Funding

FYI: The humanities include the classics, history, languages and literature, law, performing arts, philosophy, religion, visual arts.

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School Improvement RFP of the Week (1)

Summer School is an Obvious Start at Revenue Diversification

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January 16, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

Strain The Alphabet Soup of State Data Systems to Produce Integrated Information

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January 8, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week

School Districts: Real Estate Bust Provides Opportunity to Attract High Quality Teachers

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January 2, 2008

School Improvement RFP of the Week (2)

Early Reading First

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School Improvement of RFP of the Week (1)

Why Does Tax Status Matter to a Teacher Induction RFP?

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December 26, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

The Evolving Market in Program Evaluation Services

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December 18, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Professional Development in Physical Education for Every Teacher (at $1000 per)

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December 17, 2007

In Case You’ve Never Seen a “Wired” RFP

Here's a classic:

Announcement: Arizona Government Education Fund (contract with federally-chartered national veterans’ organizations that have at least fifty years of experience providing high school civics education courses) Due January 4 (Dec 17) Arizona Department of Education.

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December 11, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week (2)

Working With Youth and Teachers Visiting America

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K-12Lead of the Week (1)

21st Century Schools for California

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December 4, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week (2)

Wanted: Turnaround Specialists for Los Angeles Unified Schools

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K-12Lead of the Week (1)

Two RFPs The Bureau of Indian Education Doesn't Want You to See?

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November 27, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week (2)

Smaller Learning Communities: The School Improvement Providers' Entre to High School

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K-12Lead of the Week (1)

Evaluating School District Capacity for Emergency Response

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November 20, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Head Start - An Opportunity for For-Profits Too

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November 13, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week (2)

Free Equity Capital For Product Development

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K-12Lead of the Week (1)

A Systems Analysis of High School Start Times

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November 6, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Online Education Providers: The Good Old Days are Here and Now.

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October 30, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Can Community-Based Nonprofits Be A Way Into School Districts?

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October 23, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Student Information Systems remain a wide-open, if highly fragmented market.

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October 16, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Some RFPs should be seen primarily as opportunities for winning future work.

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October 9, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Shot in the Dark? Or Market Opening?

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October 8, 2007

The School Improvement Market Beyond Education Agencies - Feds

Beyond the Department of Education, the federal government offers a cornucopia of opportunities for school improvement providers:

• Two independent school systems

• Competitive grant programs open to schools that could be vehicles for sales no less than their ED counterparts

• K-12 and youth-oriented program evaluations

• Direct grants to support providers' own basic research and program development and capacity building activities

• International education and youth development in developing countries

Again, hot-linked examples instead of a long essay.

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October 2, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Florida Creates a Market-Based Reading Intervention Program for Failing Schools

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September 25, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week (2)

Opportunity Lies in a Substantial Federal Health in/and Education Project

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K-12Lead of the Week (1)

Review State System of K-12 Education Finance

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September 18, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week

Online Public Education is a Highway, Not a Turnkey Factory

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September 11, 2007

K-12Lead of the Week (1)

Become embedded in school improvement planning under NCLB.

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