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February 26, 2026 | News
3 Takeaways on Tutoring From the Accelerate Convening
Tutoring works best when implementation works. This blog shares three key takeaways from the recent Accelerate convening, connecting research on dosage, instructional alignment, and participation to the Standards of Excellence for Outcomes Based Contracting™: High-Dosage Tutoring. The takeaway is practical: districts can turn evidence into clear expectations, stronger partnerships, and…
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January 22, 2026 | News
The Design Gap: Why ‘Good Enough’ Consumer Tech Isn’t Good Enough For Schools
In this Forbes Nonprofit Council article, Erin Mote examines the growing divide between consumer AI tools and technology designed for learning. The piece highlights why districts need stronger procurement practices and why the Standards of Excellence for Outcomes Based Contracting™ matter when evaluating tools for implementation, evidence, and measurable…
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December 9, 2025 | News
Outcomes-Based Contracts: Centering Learning on Continuous Student Growth
In outcomes based contracting in education, districts and providers share accountability for student results. This EdWeb article explains how tying payment to measurable learning goals changes provider relationships, strengthens implementation, and helps schools sustain interventions beyond short-term funding cycles. Read More…
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December 3, 2025 | News
2,739 Ed Tech Tools Later, Where Are the Outcomes?
Too many tools, not enough results. Districts now manage thousands of edtech products each year, yet student outcomes often remain unchanged. As budgets tighten, leaders need more than features and promises. They need clarity about what works. The Center for Outcomes based contracting shifts the conversation by aligning contracts to measurable…
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November 13, 2025 | News
5 Big Questions From 2025 EdWeek Market Brief Summit, Answered
5 Big Questions From the 2025 EdWeek Market Brief Summit, Answered, EdWeek Market Brief. This follow-up piece pulls together big insights from the Summit, including the Center’s growing influence in shaping how districts define impact.
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November 4, 2025 | News
How The OBC Model Can Deliver Meaningful Learning Opportunities
Outcomes based contracting transforms how students experience learning. Explore how tying funding to measurable results creates conditions for high-quality intervention implementation, continuous improvement, and data-driven adjustments that deliver more intentional, effective, and equitable learning opportunities for every student.
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November 4, 2025 | News
Helpful Aspects of Outcomes-Based Contracts that K-12 Officials Want All Vendors to Know
K12 leaders want partners, not vendors. Learn what education officials value most in OBC relationships, from shared risk and transparent data to implementation support and mutual accountability, and discover how providers can position themselves as true collaborators in student success.
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October 31, 2025 | News
The New Education Economy: Building Sustainable Impact at Scale
Education funding is shifting from paying for services to paying for results. Discover how outcomes based contracting aligns incentives, builds transparency, and ensures accountability flows both ways when districts and providers share responsibility for to create sustainable impact and better student outcomes.
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October 1, 2025 | News
‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is:’ Indiana Wants Reading Gains Before Paying
Districts across the country are exploring new ways to ensure investments deliver measurable results. This 74 Million article highlights Indiana’s innovative approach to outcomes based contracting, where provider payments are tied directly to student reading gains. The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting shares how this model helps states and districts build stronger…
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September 11, 2025 | News
2025 Model State Policy: Outcomes-Based Contracting for High-Dosage Tutoring
The Outcomes Based Contracting for High-Dosage Tutoring Model Policy establishes a statewide framework for implementing outcomes based contracts (OBC) for high-dosage tutoring in public schools. The goal is to improve academic outcomes for students through performance-driven agreements that reward providers for achieving measurable results while ensuring mutual accountability and transparency.
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August 29, 2025 | News
Outcomes Based Contracting to Support Student Growth
Discover how districts are rethinking procurement with outcomes based contracting—aligning contracts to student success, driving accountability, and giving educators the tools they need to see measurable learning gains.
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August 20, 2025 | News
Week in EdTech 8/20/25: GPT-5 Fallout & GPT-6 Memory … (feat. Brittany Miller of the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting)
Listen as Brittany Miller, Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director, breaks down the building of results-driven district–provider partnerships through OBCs. Alongside rapid takes on GPT-5 fallout, GPT-6 “memory,” Blackstone’s Cognita exit, and Pearson’s AI study prep, this podcast is one you’ll want to save.
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August 1, 2025 | News
What’s in a Contract? How Outcomes Based Contracting Reshapes School District–Vendor Relationships
Grounded in research from the SCALE Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Education, this paper examines how outcomes based contracting reframes procurement—prioritizing evidence, accountability, and student achievement in district–vendor partnerships.
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July 29, 2025 | News
What Is an OBC Coach: Inside the Center for OBC’s Summer Institute Training Camp
In this insider’s take, award-winning author and Center communications architect Hedreich Nichols spotlights the energy, insights, and hands-on strategies that define outcomes based coaching. Step inside the Center for OBC’s Summer Institute to see how coaches sharpen their craft and help districts drive measurable results.
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May 15, 2025 | News
Districts Rethink ROI as Outcomes Based Contracting Gains Momentum
Districts are facing increased pressure to turn investments into measurable results. This article, featured in Arkansas Money and Politics, explores how the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting is helping education leaders embed accountability and impact directly into their contracts, transforming how we invest in student success.
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March 27, 2025 | News
How Education Providers Can Use OBC to Sustain Long-term and Efficacious Partnerships
Explore how outcomes based contracting helps edtech providers overcome fractured procurement systems to reduce integration hurdles, accelerate decisions, and improve data security by aligning contracts with measurable student results.
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February 28, 2025 | Articles News
How Outcomes Based Contracting Is Solving Edtech’s Dosage Problem
Excitement Builds as Districts, SEAs, and Providers Collaborate at the 2024 Fall Convening and Provider Summit
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February 13, 2025 | Articles News
The Dosage Dilemma: Unlocking the Potential of Edtech Interventions Through Outcomes Based Contracting
Even the most promising edtech tools won’t drive results without the right implementation. This article explores how edtech potential can be realized when outcomes based contracts drive district and provider alignment around dosage, fidelity, and student impact.
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January 21, 2025 | Articles News
Outcomes Based Contracting: How To Stretch Every Dollar in K-12 Education
As districts face tighter post-ESSER budget constraints, outcomes based contracting is gaining traction as a smart strategy for driving academic outcomes. This District Administration feature highlights how leaders in Duval and Fresno are tying funding to student results—not just services—to build more accountable and sustainable partnerships.
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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