Uncivil War
At the center of the little town where I went to college there is a fountain, and at the center of the fountain there…
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It’s Not Science Fiction
Let’s start talking about the impact of smart machines on jobs and the next generation by Tina Manzer If you’ve been paying attention at…
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Beautiful Schools
by Tina Manzer Each year at EDspaces, our industry’s furniture, fixtures and equipment vendors get together with the professionals who design, furnish and manage…
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The Store that Wouldn’t Close
by Tina Manzer In January, the owners of The School Shop in Bloomington, Illinois, announced they were liquidating “the only store of its kind…
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Calling the Tune
A friend of mine used to work as a consultant and financial analyst, mostly for entrepreneurial companies that were still owned by the person…
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Keeping Kids Busy and Eager to Learn
by Tina Manzer George Papp, founder and owner of Montreal, Canada-based Beaver Books, admits that his favorite product is “our newest one at the…
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Organization Obsession
It’s time for teacher stores to capitalize on the tidy trend by Tina Manzer “Where the hell are the crayons?” I yelled to my…
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We’ll Meet Again
So EDexpo is gone, at least as a standalone spring trade show, leaving the future of school supply conventions up in the air. Before…
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Selling Education: A New Value Proposition
by Jenn Bergin Laurie Uherek, EDmarket’s board chair from 2015 to 2017, grew up in a family of teachers. Her aunt would take…
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Learning Longhand Loops Back
by Tina Manzer Good news for penmanship fans: “Handwriting instruction is returning to the classroom,” says Judi Rush, founder of School-Rite, a company…
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