1. As the K–12 market navigates a difficult transition, Burbio clients, from sales teams to corporate strategy groups, are using market penetration data to understand where it is moving.
The analysis below compares select curriculum providers using Burbio’s Checkbook Register Database, which tracks vendor payments across districts covering more than 20 million students. Penetration is based on the enrollment represented by districts that made at least one payment. Year-over-year results use the same districts in both periods:
This data is available via MCP for clients who ingest data via LLMs such as Claude or ChatGPT. Further below, we present a similar analysis for staffing.
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2. Burbio’s Signals Tracker analyzes millions of pages of school district board documents nationwide. As districts enter the 2026–27 school year, professional development focused on Artificial Intelligence is becoming more formalized. We reviewed district discussions from the past eight weeks across 41 states and identified several trends:
- AI training processes are being formalized: Districts are developing multi-session programs, ongoing learning opportunities and implementation plans, rather than merely one-off workshops.
- Districts are building internal expertise: Teacher leaders, coaches and other specialists are being trained to support AI adoption.
- Professional development is often tied to approved tools: As districts approve AI platforms, training is becoming part of the rollout.
- Training is becoming role-specific: Districts develop different approaches for teachers, instructional coaches, administrators, technology leaders and other staff.
- Some training is becoming mandatory: Annual requirements, state-certified programs and training connected to district AI policies are beginning to emerge.
- Teacher training supports student AI literacy: Districts are preparing educators first, then introducing age-appropriate AI instruction to students.
- The focus extends beyond classroom instruction: Training includes staff productivity, administrative workflows and district operations alongside instructional applications.
3. Below are market penetration trends for select suppliers in the staffing industry:
4. Burbio's K-12 Construction Tracker maps projects from early-stage consideration and planning through completion and draws from our database of board meetings, long-term plans, bonds, and more. Similar to other data, it is available via MCP for easy prompting through LLMs. Below are recent examples of security projects:
- Weslaco Independent School District, TX, is considering hiring an architectural firm to design and administer construction of bond-funded security access-control projects at its two high schools.
- Morrow County School District, OR, is nearing completion of secure-lobby improvements at two schools, replacing security cameras across district facilities, and planning similar entrance improvements at three additional schools for summer 2027.
- Beacon City School District, NY, is rebidding secure-entry projects at five schools after its initial solicitation did not produce an award. The district expects to award construction contracts in October.
- Beaverton School District, OR, authorized pre-construction services for a $1 million elementary-school renovation that will create a secure vestibule, route visitors through the main office, and add new doors, hardware, security, and access-control features. Construction is scheduled for 2027.
- Stockton Unified School District, CA, is completing safety fencing and access improvements, including moving student pickup and drop-off onto campus. A separate $2.48 million project adds fencing, motorized gates and controlled access at two schools.