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After the Fed’s July hold: how districts should reframe EdTech procurement and subscriptions as borrowing costs rise
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After the Fed’s July hold: how districts should reframe EdTech procurement and subscriptions as borrowing costs rise

The Fed’s July 29 decision to keep rates at 3.50%–3.75% and the resulting rise in long-term yields increase borrowing and budgetary pressure for school districts. This post will outline short-term procurement and vendor-management tactics—prioritizing essential subscriptions, renegotiating payment terms, staging capital spends, and lightweight governance steps—to preserve instructional capacity without costly one-off fixes.

Juan Cabrera
Founder of SoftWorks Global & Business Systems Researcher