A district list tells you enrollment, not intent.
Every vendor has the same 13,000 districts. The 200 that approved a technology bond or launched a 1:1 device program this quarter are the ones with budget, and the list cannot tell you which.
Fresh leads from the live internet · for teams selling to schools, universities & edtech
Sell to schools and universities in the term they actually have budget.
Describe the institution or education company you sell to in one sentence. Jesse searches the live internet and returns the ones showing a signal right now: a new online program, a digital-learning grant, a new campus, an international launch. With the source page and the date.
1200+ sales teams use Agent Jesse · no credit card required
› Find me US universities that announced new online degree programs in the last 90 days and are hiring instructional designers
Ridgecrest State University
Colorado · 14,000 students
18 AugLaunched 3 online master's programs, "doubling online enrollment by 2028" · university news
3 SepPosted 4 instructional designer and 1 LMS administrator roles · HR site
Harbor Unified School District
Washington · 22 schools
27 AugBoard approved $6.2M digital learning bond spend · board minutes
2 SepHiring Director of Educational Technology · district careers page
Education buys on a fiscal calendar and a board agenda. Both are public.
Procurement windows are short and fixed.
K-12 spends before the fiscal year closes, usually June; universities approve for fall in spring. Miss the window and the next conversation is a year away.
Superintendents and provosts delete category pitches.
They read the email that names the bond the board approved in August and the four instructional-designer roles posted since.
Signal 1
Find universities expanding their online programs.
A new online degree, a partnership with an online program manager, or a stated online-enrollment target means LMS seats, proctoring, instructional design, video, and student-support tooling all get bought in the next two terms. The announcement is on the university news page months before the RFP.
For LMS, proctoring, courseware, and student-success vendors, online program managers, and instructional-design agencies. Buyer: Provost, Dean of Online Learning, or CIO.
› Find me 100 universities expanding their online programs
Example result
University
datedThe new programs, the enrollment target, and the roles posted since
Signal 2
Find schools and districts investing in digital learning.
A technology bond, a state digital-learning grant, a 1:1 device rollout, or a new Director of Educational Technology all appear in board minutes and district news before purchasing begins. That is the moment to reach the district, not when the RFP is posted.
For K-12 curriculum, device, network, and classroom-software vendors, and for professional-development providers. Buyer: Superintendent, CTO, or Director of Curriculum.
› Find me 100 schools investing in digital learning infrastructure
Example result
School district
datedThe bond, grant, or rollout; the amount where published; and the board or news source
Signal 3
Find education companies launching new online courses.
A course provider, bootcamp, or corporate-training company launching a new catalogue needs authoring tools, video production, assessment, payments, and a learner-support stack. The launch is announced to its own audience first, which makes it easy to catch.
For course-platform, assessment, video, and learner-engagement vendors selling to education companies rather than institutions. Buyer: Head of Product or Head of Learning.
› Find me 100 education companies launching new online courses
Example result
Education company
datedThe new courses or catalogue, the platform they run on, and the announcement
Signal 4
Find edtech companies expanding internationally.
An edtech company launching in a new country needs localisation, local payments, regional compliance, and often a local sales partner. The launch announcement and the first roles posted in the new market are the tells, and they arrive a quarter before the first local customer.
For localisation, payments, compliance, and channel-partner services selling to edtech companies. Buyer: COO or Head of International.
› Find me 100 EdTech companies expanding internationally
Example result
EdTech company
datedThe new market, the roles posted there, and the announcement source
How it works
One sentence in. A short, dated list out.
01
Describe the institution or company
Type, signal, one constraint. "Community colleges in Texas that launched online programs this year." That sentence is the whole input.
02
Jesse searches the live web
Every query runs against the internet now, including board minutes and university news, not a district database. Each result comes back with the signal, the source, and the date. 10 credits a search.
03
Write to the signal
Enrich only the administrators you will email, 5 credits each. Open with the bond or the new programs. Re-run weekly and work only the new rows.
Worked example
From query to email in one screen.
› Find me US public universities with 5,000–25,000 students that launched new online degree programs in the last 90 days and are hiring instructional designers
Ridgecrest State University
Colorado · 14,000 students
18 AugLaunched 3 online master's programs, "doubling online enrollment by 2028" · university news
3 SepPosted 4 instructional designer and 1 LMS administrator roles · HR site
To: Dean of Online Learning, Ridgecrest State · Subject: proctoring for the three new master's programs
Congrats on the three new online master's programs. Four instructional-designer roles at once usually means the courses are being built now, before the assessment and proctoring stack has been chosen.
We support online graduate programs at two Colorado public universities of similar size, and both went live in one term.
Worth 20 minutes before spring approvals?
Honest fit
When Jesse is the right tool for selling to schools and universities, and when it isn't.
| Choose | If you | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse | sell to institutions or education companies on timing: new programs, bonds and grants, course launches, international expansion | A sentence against the live web gives a short list with a dated reason to write. Free to start; Pro $9/mo. |
| Education databases (MDR, NCES, IPEDS-based lists) | need the complete population of districts and institutions with enrollment, budgets, and named administrators | Authoritative reference data Jesse does not replicate. A database tells you every district's enrollment; Jesse tells you which one approved a bond last week. |
| Bid and RFP aggregators (GovSpend, BidNet, state portals) | need posted solicitations, award histories, and what a district paid last time | Procurement-level data Jesse does not hold. Jesse finds the district before the RFP; the aggregator finds the RFP once it is posted. |
| Apollo.io | run high-volume outbound to Director of Technology titles with a sequencer | Database plus sending at the lowest per-seat cost, from $49/user/mo. Jesse has no sequencer. |
Most education vendors run two: a database for the population, Jesse for who moved this month. Jesse pricing read 11 Sep 2026; Apollo.io 20 Aug 2026; education databases and aggregators described from public positioning, not re-verified.
Pricing
Search is 10 credits. Email is 5.
$0
1,000 credits, once
≈100 searches, no card
$9/mo
1,000 credits/mo
Alerts, CSV export, lookalikes
$29/mo
8,000 credits/mo
API, MCP, n8n
$100/mo
30,000 credits/mo
Priority support
As of 14 September 2026. Phone enrichment is 30 credits.
Frequently asked questions
How do I sell to schools and school districts?
Sell to the funded initiative, not the district. A technology bond, a state grant, a 1:1 rollout, or a new Director of Educational Technology means budget exists and a purchase is being planned. In Jesse, "Find me 100 schools investing in digital learning infrastructure" returns those districts with the board minutes or news source and the date. Open with the bond by name.
How do I sell to universities and colleges?
Follow the program launches and the hires. A new online degree, a new campus, or a run of instructional-designer roles means a stack is being chosen. In Jesse, "Find me 100 universities expanding their online programs" returns the institution, the programs, and the roles posted. Write to the Dean or Provost who owns the initiative, ahead of spring approvals for fall.
When do school districts and universities buy?
K-12 districts spend before the fiscal year closes, usually June, and plan purchases from January. Universities approve fall purchases in spring and often pilot in summer. Grants and bonds create off-cycle budget whenever they land. Signal-based outreach works because bonds, grants, and program launches are dated and public, so you can time the email to the window.
How do I find school districts that just passed a technology bond?
Bond approvals appear in board minutes, district news, and local press within days. In Jesse, one sentence such as "school districts in Washington that approved a technology bond in the last 90 days" returns the district, the amount where published, and the source. Write to the Superintendent or CTO about that bond, months before the RFP.
How do I find education companies launching new courses?
Course launches are announced to the company's own audience first: newsletters, social, and the catalogue page. In Jesse, "Find me 100 education companies launching new online courses" returns the company, the courses, and the platform they run on. If you sell authoring, assessment, or video tooling, open with the specific new catalogue.
How do I sell to edtech companies rather than to schools?
Sell to their growth events. An edtech company expanding into a new country, launching a new product line, or raising a round buys localisation, payments, compliance, and go-to-market help within a quarter. In Jesse, "Find me 100 EdTech companies expanding internationally" returns those companies with the new market and the source. Open with the country.
Is Jesse a replacement for MDR, NCES data, or an RFP aggregator?
No. Education databases hold the complete population of institutions with enrollment and administrators; RFP aggregators hold posted solicitations and award histories. Jesse finds the district or university before the RFP: the bond, the grant, the program launch, the hire. Most education vendors use a database to define the territory and Jesse to time the outreach.
What is the cheapest way to find institutions to sell to in one state?
One live search with a state constraint on the free plan. "Community colleges in Texas that launched online programs or hired instructional designers this year" returns a short list with sources. The free plan's 1,000 credits cover about 100 such searches. The manual version is reading board minutes and university news pages every week; it works and takes a day.
Ten districts that approved a technology bond this quarter. That's the list.
Run one of the four education prompts, or write your own, on the free plan. 1,000 credits, no card.
Prices read from agentjesse.ai/pricing on 11 September 2026 (page dated 14 September 2026). Result cards on this page are illustrative examples.