Education Week 2015

CRN presents Education Week, a week-long series of content focused on the booming education market.

CRN presents Education Week, a weeklong series focused on the booming education market. As schools become better connected and classrooms implement advanced electronic tools to help students learn, solution providers are in a prime position to make some serious money while helping provide useful services and equipment.

To highlight the opportunities in this space, CRN is running five days of articles and slideshows analyzing the market as the push to a one-to-one pairing of students with devices is becoming a reality. We'll look at the keys to successfully getting new technology implemented in schools, examine why the education market could be the next big vertical target for hackers, and illustrate how partners can really capitalize on the hottest devices in education, Chromebooks.

5 Big Money-Making Opportunities For VARs In Education

The education market is emerging as a prime opportunity for solution providers to make serious money through service and solution offerings.

Vertical Targets: Why Solution Providers, Security Experts Say SLED Market Is At Risk

Security experts are pointing the state, local and education (SLED) markets as the next big vertical target for hackers.

Educator Panel: Engaging Teachers, Students In IT Sales Critical To K-12 Success

Solution providers are concentrating too much on selling to the superintendent, tech evaluators and purchasing agents, a panel of educators said, when they really should be focused on the needs of students.

The 7 Best-Selling Chromebook Brands Of The First Quarter

Chromebooks continue to be hot in the education space, and the channel is becoming an attractive avenue for selling the devices. Here are the top seven Chromebook brands according to the NPD Group.

Capitalizing On Chromebook: How To Boost Margins In The Education Space

The deeper margins and stickiness for the Chromebook lie in the professional services and alliances with educational testing providers, though some of the higher-end devices themselves can be profitable.