Chapter 2: Industry Size and Structure

• Introduction
• The K-12 Electronic Instructional Materials Market Continues to Grow
• Standalone/Modular Software Still Tops Electronic Media Sales
• Videodisc Market Nearly Extinct
• Online Courseware Records Highest Growth Performance
• Pearson Education/NCS Learn Tops Electronic Publishers in 2001
• Riverdeep and Renaissance Climb the Charts
• The Learning Company Led in Retails Sales for First Nine Months of 2001
• Renaissance Tops Profitability Index Again in 2000, First Half of 2001

Chapter 3: Trends in Educational Technology

• Introduction
• Sluggish Economy Sparked M&A Activity in the Education Sector
• Consolidation Spurs Competition for Larger Contracts
• Alliances Driven by Content, Publishers' Need of Technology Services
• Few Testing, Assessment Alliances
• Demand for Teacher Training Increases, but Teachers Still Struggle
• Filtering Software Makers Advance by Offering Higher-Level Service
• CIPA Challenged by ACLU and ALA
• E-Commerce: Some Expanding into the Consumer Market
• Migration from CD-ROM to the Internet Is on the Upswing
• Challenges, Promises Ahead

Chapter 4: Emerging Technologies

• Introduction
• Schools Still See a Computer for Every Student as a Luxury
• More Likely to Be Given Away Than Sold, PDAs Creep Slowly into Schools
• Learning Networks Tie All Parties in Education Chain to Publishers
• Returns on Investment for Subscription- and Ad-Based Models Mixed
• Streaming Media Remains on the Margin of the Video Market
• E-Textbooks on State Adoption Lists in 2001, but Print Continues to Rule
• Adoption of Emerging Technologies May Be Slow and Minimal

Chapter 5: Funding, Enrollment and Demographics

• Introduction
• E-Rate Funding Slows, but Remains Key Driver of K-12 Technology Growth
• Studies: E-Rate Success Stories Clearly Outweigh Letdowns
• States Vary in Use of E-Rate Funding
• Teaching the Teachers
• In a Down Economy, Technology Is Facing State Budget Cuts
• K-12 Enrollment to Increase Through 2005, Then Decline Until 2011
• Public vs. Private
• Idaho, New Mexico Fastest Growing States in Public School Enrollment
• Western Region Continues to Surge While Northeast, Midwest Lag
• Schools Are Becoming More Diverse

Chapter 6: Instructional Software

• Introduction
• Instructional Software Sales Grow by More Than 20%
• NCS Learn Climbs to Top Among Instructional Software Publishers
• Standalone/Modular Dominates Rest of Segment
• CLRN Reviews and Advises
• Renaissance Learning Rises to Lead Standalone/Modular Segment
• TLC Remains the Teachers' Pet
• Comprehensive Courseware Growth Slows
• Most Popular Publishers
• Online Curriculum Is Fastest-Growing Segment
• Rising Internet Penetration Level Drives Online Market

Chapter 7: Forecast and Conclusions

• Introduction
• Online Courseware Outpaces K-12 Electronic Media
• Some Growth Seen for Videocassettes, Satellite TV; Videodiscs to Decline

Chapter 8: Company Profiles

• ACTV
• American Education Corp.
• Cinar Corp.
• Houghton Mifflin
• Knowledge Adventure
• Lightspan Inc.
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Pearson Education
• Plato Learning
• Renaissance Learning
• Riverdeep Interactive Learning
• Scholastic Corp.
• Sunburst Technology
• Vivendi Universal/Knowledge Adventure
• WRC Media