News Archives - Outcomes Based Contracting

October 3, 2024 | News Press Release

The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting Concludes 2024 Annual Fall Convening and Provider Summit

Excitement Builds as Districts, SEAs, and Providers Collaborate at the 2024 Fall Convening and Provider Summit

Making Districts and Providers Mutually Accountable for Student Success

Running a school district is challenging. Superintendents and principals shoulder the great responsibility of ensuring students receive a high-quality education and services to support learning in a fiscally responsible way.

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July 29, 2024 | News

New Study on CBPL Feasibility

The study confirms that it is feasible to pilot outcomes based contracting for certain types of curriculum-based professional learning, with mutual interest from both districts and professional learning providers

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June 29, 2024 | News

Schools are spending millions on new virtual tutoring. Is it working?

Superintendent Scott Muri knew his students needed extra help with math and reading. But before he could launch a tutoring program, he needed tutors.

Three Lessons School Districts Have Learned About Contracting for Results

Schools spend billions of dollars a year on products and services, including everything from staplers and textbooks to teacher coaching and training. Does any of it help students learn more?

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May 9, 2024 | News

Outcomes-Based Contracts Are Poised to Grow. Here’s Why Some Vendors May Sit Them Out

An experiment in outcomes-based contracts in K-12 is expanding, as a group of districts works to carry the approach beyond tutoring to renegotiating existing agreements for other types of academic interventions.

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February 12, 2024 | News

Under Pilot Program in Texas & Florida, Tutoring Fees Depend on Student Progress

Cohen: Experiments with bonuses and penalties in Ector & Duval counties show why outcomes-based contracting should be on every district's to-do list.

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January 13, 2023 | News

Why a Major School District Wants Outcomes-Based Standards for Vendors

The San Antonio ISD Is One of a Group of School Systems Setting Up Performance Metrics in Tutoring and Other Areas

OBC Impact Report- looking back at 2023, looking ahead to 2024

Check out OBC’s full impact report, to read more about recent data and impacts of outcomes based contracting in districts, and for providers, across the country.

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July 10, 2019 | News

2024 NSSA research brief highlights the potential of Outcomes Based Contracting in high-impact tutoring

Outcomes-Based Contracting for Tutoring: Insights and Recommendations

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