Leveraging Evidence to Procure Educational Products That Work: Strategies for School and District Leaders

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Citation

Smith, E., Benge Steele, C., Joshi, E., and Mislevy, J., (2025). Leveraging Evidence to Procure Educational Products That Work: Strategies for School and District Leaders. SRI.

Abstract

LEARN Network researchers set out to understand more about the landscape of educational decision-making as it relates to product procurement. The team, led by SRI, surveyed a nationally representative sample of school and district leaders and interviewed a broad array of education leaders and other members of the education community. In this brief, LEARN Network researchers share findings on what motivates decision-makers to procure products, who is involved in the decision-making process, and what sources of information they turn to for informed decisions.

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