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  • Eight Arkansas School Districts Join Statewide Cohort to Advance Outcomes Based Contracts for Instructional Interventions
    October 30, 2026 | Press Release

    Eight Arkansas School Districts Join Statewide Cohort to Advance Outcomes Based Contracts for Instructional Interventions

    The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting to help districts design, implement, and evaluate agreements that connect provider payments to measurable student outcomes DENVER, Colo. (October 30, 2026)— Nonprofit organization the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting, in partnership with Forward Arkansas, announced eight school districts across Arkansas are joining…
  • We Can’t Close the Literacy Gap Until We Close the Honesty Gap
    October 26, 2026 | News

    We Can’t Close the Literacy Gap Until We Close the Honesty Gap

    October 26, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan examines the “honesty gap” in American education, highlighting the disconnect between perceptions of student achievement and actual academic outcomes. He argues that this gap extends to education spending, where districts often lack clear evidence of whether their investments…
  • How Districts Are Experimenting With Outcomes Based Contracts in Edtech
    March 16, 2026 | News

    How Districts Are Experimenting With Outcomes Based Contracts in Edtech

    This K12 Dive article examines how outcomes based contracting is reshaping the way districts evaluate edtech investments, featuring findings from a new report by Digital Promise. Highlights include how Fresno USD’s outcomes based contract led to regular data-driven check-ins with the provider, stronger implementation, and the district paying only…