Capacity Building

We partner with organizations to strengthen strategies, refine tactics, and build capabilities that drive evidence-based decision-making in K-12 education.

Our goal is to empower organizations working to support the uptake of quality instructional materials in schools serving K-12 education to maximize their impact. By improving how evidence is used in district procurement processes, we help ensure more students gain access to high-quality instructional materials.

Who We Partner With

We work with both established and emerging organizations that are committed to equity and improving student outcomes.

Our Cohort Model

Each cohort runs for six months and includes 2-4 partners at a time, ensuring personalized, high-quality support.

Types of Support

  • Strategic guidance: to refine go-to-market strategies and enhance value proposition through long-term planning.
  • Tactical support: such as behavioral experiments, user flow analyses, and quick-win interventions for quick wins.

How it works

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Contact Us

Use the Ask an Expert button to let us know you're interested in Studio support. A member of the EdSignals Studio team will follow up to learn about your challenges, clarify your goals, and walk you through next steps. Together, we’ll determine which cohort you’re best suited for.

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Assessment

When work begins, you’ll join a cohort alongside other organizations for shared learning and collaboration. The EdSignals Studio team will conduct a discovery phase that may include a diagnostic workshop and deeper research into your organization or user base to inform the project direction.

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Co-Design & Testing

Drawing on our six+ years of district buyer research and existing tools, we will co-design recommendations that directly address the needs identified during discovery. We’ll also test proposed solutions in a simulated environment to reduce risk and validate effectiveness before implementation.

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Deployment

We will support you in piloting and applying the solutions, and continue to provide guidance beyond the formal cohort period to help you sustain progress. Throughout the process, the Studio will keep you connected with other organizations in your cohort to foster ongoing learning and support.

Explore Our Success Stories

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Identifying and Utilizing Effective Marketing Channels

November 2025 6 min to read

Numerous organizations, particularly those of smaller or recent establishment, face the challenge of broadening their user base, especially when district buyers lack awareness of their...

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Establishing Trustworthy Brand Awareness

October 2025 6 min to read

An organization was looking to understand and address two things about the non-users of its evidence on quality professional learning (those in their target audience...

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Designing Impactful Quality Seals to Engage Users

October 2025 6 min to read

Quality seals or quality certifications are used in different ways across the professional learning, core curriculum, and education technology (EdTech) ecosystems. An organization providing EdTech...

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Trusted and implemented across leading Educational organizations

The capacity building toolkit helped us clarify the questions we wanted to consider in our team's strategic plan and pushed our thinking around the ways we could measure impact and progress.

- Director of Edtech Evaluation and Contracting

The toolkit applied a range of methodologies including focus groups, user interviews, targeted surveys, and website analytics to gather rigorous data. From this, the team developed audience personas that offered valuable insights into how users seek and evaluate evidence when making curriculum decisions.

- Chief External Affairs Officer
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Let’s Talk About Your Needs

Got questions? We’ve got answers. Our team is here to listen and share insights—free, simple, and focused on your unique situation. Whether you’re curious about our resources or weighing new curriculum options, we’re here to help you find clarity.

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