ESSER and EANS funds are designed to help schools reopen quickly and safely, as well as address the months of significant learning loss by U.S. students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only now are experts beginning to understand the full scope of learning loss brought on by a year-plus of the pandemic – and initial reports are worrying.
School districts see value in using cooperative purchasing entities as they get a steady, predictable pricing structure and supplier source.
Here's what administrators have to say about specifying products that best serve the needs of the school or district.
Building and maintaining diverse purchasing and procurement capabilities for colleges and universities is educated buying.
As K-12 school districts have grown in size and complexity, buying supplies has become a sophisticated profession.
Our annual look at trends influencing campus life and learning is back for 2018. From regenerative design to the latest developments in technology, these topics are on the forefront as experts discuss what the coming year might bring.
The concept of green procurement has been around for nearly two decades. Are colleges and universities on board?
Making the move to a new vendor.
Towson University installed 4,000 solar panels with zero upfront costs.
A construction procurement alternative.
It can be advantageous to the bottom line if your campus purchasing department has a process in place to invite new vendors to the table to bid on providing goods and supplies.
Well prepared RFP's will result in better, faster and more valuable outcomes for schools.