In this EdWeek Market Brief article, Emma Kate Fittes examines findings from a new Digital Promise report on outcomes based contracting for edtech interventions. Drawing on site visits and interviews with OBC coaches, district leaders, and providers, the report identifies four key steps for providers navigating OBCs: allow more time for negotiations, bring implementation teams to the table early, approach pricing collaboratively, and build the internal infrastructure to deliver. Brittany Miller shares how mutual accountability shifts the dynamic between districts and providers, and what that means for how both sides show up to the table.
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