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Vendor evaluation

The Essay

Why 'research-based' means almost nothing on a sales call

The phrase gets thrown around in every vendor deck. Here’s what to actually ask before you believe it and how to tell a real evidence base from marketing gloss.

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Implementation

The real cost of a curriculum switch nobody puts in the budget line

What a rollout takes from your staff that no proposal accounts for.

School leadership

What a 51 percent drop in suspensions actually required

The specific systems change behind the number, not the headline version.

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