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The Most Common Financial Aid Systems Used by SIS
We have been ramping up our Financial Aid Systems (FinAid) data and noticed that, a few years ago, there was a big change in the alignment of the FinAid. Each company seemed to want a strong module to help solidify their suite of products. This is why the big SIS vendors went on a shopping ... The Most Common Financial Aid Systems Used by SIS Read More
Preview of our Data
The two most common questions we get are ‘How Do You Get Your Data?’ and ‘How Much Data Do You Have?’. The answer to the first question can be found after the graph. To help answer the second question, we have created a new dashboard that contains most of the product categories in our database. ... Preview of our Data Read More
Most Common Pairings of Systems Used in School Districts
As mentioned two weeks ago, I thought it might be interesting to have a look at the most common pairings of systems used by K12 School Districts. To do so, I examined tech stacks defined as the set of technologies an institution has implemented and is using simultaneously. The graph below shows the most common ... Most Common Pairings of Systems Used in School Districts Read More
ERP/ SIS Implementation Companies Used in the Last 5 Year
About a year and a half ago, we did our first post on the Implementation companies that are often used to help implement new ERP/SIS systems. At the time, we had data for about 400 implementations within the last 10 years. This new post will look at just over 300 implementations in the last 5 years. ... ERP/ SIS Implementation Companies Used in the Last 5 Year Read More
The Most Common Pairings of Systems Used in Higher Education
Ever wonder what types of technology are used together? I thought it might be interesting to have a look at the most common pairings of systems used by higher education institutions. To do so, I examined tech stacks, defined as the set of technologies an institution has implemented, and is using it simultaneously. The graph ... The Most Common Pairings of Systems Used in Higher Education Read More
Proctoring Software
The month of March has seen a mad rush from educational institutions to acquire the services of proctoring companies.
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K-12 Student Information System Historical Implementations
This historical view of new implementations in K12 SIS Student Information Systems is based on almost 7,100 school districts in the USA and Canada. It represents 53 million students or 86% of the total number of students enrolled in elementary and secondary school programs in Canada and the USA. I like this view since it ... K-12 Student Information System Historical Implementations Read More
Are Cooperative Contracts Being Used by its Members?
In January, I was invited to NJEdge’s Conference to be part of a group discussion. It was a fun conference with great people. One of the discussions was surrounding NJEdge’s negotiated contract agreements for educational products. Being curious, I wondered how many members were using these negotiated or preferred pricing? This got me thinking about all ... Are Cooperative Contracts Being Used by its Members? Read More
How Canadian HigherEd Moved to Distance Learning
In just under three weeks, almost all Canadian institutions have decided to select distance learning as their unique mode of delivery
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