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A Newsletter for Education Business Leaders [ ] [Advertisement]( [edBiz Update | The news roundup for education business leaders] Powered by [EDWEEK Market Brief]( [EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF](  | [EDUCATION WEEK](  | [ADVERTISE](mailto:mbakley@educationweek.org?subject=Advertising%20Opportunities)  | [JOBS]( Many school districts have been slammed with culture war-type challenges to their use of curriculum resources over the past year. A new survey of K-12 leaders by EdWeek Market Brief shows that nearly 9 in 10 say that education companies doing business with them could help their school districts navigate those tricky fights. What support do K-12 districts want from vendors? We’ll be breaking down the results of the survey data on that point and many others relevant to education company strategy at the [EdWeek Market Brief Summit]( Oct. 25-27 in Phoenix. 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