Strategic Partnerships Empirical Education collaborates with state and local education agencies, the U.S. Department of Education, educational publishers, foundations, and research organizations, indicating a strong channel for expanding into broader education policy and practice projects through partner ecosystems.

Digital Transformation With web-based tools currently used in over 700 school districts and a focus on analytics and research design, there is a clear opportunity to upsell platform enhancements, professional development modules, and data integration services to scale impact across districts.

Evidence-Based Selling The firm emphasizes high standards of evidence and context-rich analyses, which positions it well to pursue projects requiring rigorous impact assessments, randomized evaluations, and EdTech impact guidelines for potential clients and grant-funded initiatives.

RFP and Grants Focus Existing collaborations with government agencies and foundations suggest readiness to engage in grant-funded research, evaluation contracts, and service tenders; proactive outreach to education-focused grant programs could yield new multi-year engagements.

Market Positioning Operating in Silicon Valley with a smaller team, Empirical Education can emphasize boutique, high-touch consulting complemented by scalable analytics tools to compete with larger firms by offering specialized, fast-turnaround studies for state and local education agencies.