Print Publishing for the School Market 2007-2008
Nov 21, 2006
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Methodology


Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Industry Size and Structure
Introduction
Market Forces at Work
Market Dips in 2006
Textbooks Remain the Largest Segment
Technology Media Outpaces Print Media
Textbooks Command 55% of All Print Media
Pearson Education Reigns as Largest PreK-12 Publisher
M&A Activity in High Gear in 2006
Table 1.1: Sales of Print and Electronic Media to the U.S. PreK-12 School Market, 2004-2006P
Table 1.2: Market Share of Media Sold Into U.S. Classrooms, 2006P
Table 1.3: Print Media Used for Instruction in U.S. Schools, 2004-2006P
Table 1.4: Share of Print Media Used for Instruction in U.S. Schools, 2006P
Table 1.5: Simba’s U.S. Print-Based PreK-12 Publisher Index, 2004-2006P
Table 1.6: Simba Information’s Merger & Acquisition Index, 2006

Chapter 2: Market Trends
Introduction
Federal Policy Initiatives
English-Language Learner Population, Programs Grow
1.3 Million Students in Individualized Education Programs
Rising Interest in Professional Development
Federal Government Key Provider of P.D. Funding
Tutoring Market Has Not Yet Reached Full Potential
Reforming High School and Connecting to College
PreK Momentum Continues
McGraw-Hill, Pearson Most Widely Used Programs in ERF Programs
Continued Population Growth Among 3- to 5-Year-Olds
Table 2.1: 10 U.S. Public School Districts with Highest Percentage of Students in ELL Programs, 2003-2004
Table 2.2: English-Language Program Growth, 1990 vs. 2000
Table 2.3: Special Education Enrollment, 20 Largest U.S. Public School Districts, 2003-2004
Table 2.4: Areas of Greatest Need to Improve Student Performance
Table 2.5: Supplemental Education Services (SES) Providers by Type, 2005
Table 2.6: Dropout Rates of 15- to 24-Year-Olds Who Dropped Out of Grades 10-12, 1993-2003
Table 2.7: Curriculum Leaders, 2006 Early Reading First Grants
Table 2.8: Actual and Projected Preprimary School-Age Populations, 2004-2015

Chapter 3: Enrollment and Demographics
Introduction
Public Enrollment vs. Private Enrollment
South, West Continue to Grow; Northeast Declines
Recent Growth Areas
Nevada, Arizona Are Fastest-Growing K-12 States from 2003-2015
School Construction Plans Forged Ahead in 2005, Slow in 2006
Schools Become More Diverse
Homeschool Enrollment Grows 28.9% Between 1999 and 2003
Instructional Content Sources for Homeschooling
Table 3.1: Total Public/Private Projected K-12 Enrollment, 2004-2015
Table 3.2: Enrollment in Public and Private Schools, 2004-2015
Table 3.3: U.S. K-12 Public School Enrollment by Region, 2006-2015
Table 3.4: Public School Enrollment by State, 2005-2006 vs. 2004-2005
Table 3.5: Top 10 Fastest-Growing States by U.S. Public School Enrollment, 2003-2015
Table 3.6: Enrollment by County, 25 Districts with Largest Increases, 2005-2006
Table 3.7: School Construction, Where the Money Goes, by Building Type, 2006
Table 3.8: Percentage of K-12 Students by Race/Ethnicity by State, Fall 1992 & Fall 2002
Table 3.9: Distribution of K-12 Homeschooled Students by School Enrollment, 1999 and 2003

Chapter 4: Funding
Introduction
Federal Role in Education Funding
Changes Proposed for 2007 Federal Spending
Title I Funding Up in 25 States
Title I District Funding Picture More Mixed
Reading First Funding Down in 2006
Early Reading First Is Smaller Funding Stream
Tapping Special Education Funding
Improving State Revenue Landscape
Large Districts Offer Big Opportunities
Table 4.1: Federal Education Appropriations, 2005-2007P
Table 4.2: U.S. Department of Education Title I State Grant Allocations, 2004-2006P
Table 4.3: 50 Largest Title I Allocations to LEAs, 2006
Table 4.4: Recipients of Reading First State Grants, 2004-2006P
Table 4.5: Curriculum Leaders, 2006 Early Reading First Grants
Table 4.6: IDEA Funding
Table 4.7: Instructional Materials Expenditure by State, 2004-2005
Table 4.8: Top 50 Districts Per-Pupil Expenditures

Chapter 5: Textbooks and Adoptions
Introduction
Changing Shape of Textbook Programs
Increased Customization
Textbook Market: Adoption States and Open Territories
Adoption Cycle Dips in 2006
Largest Public School Districts Are in Adoption States
Largest States for Textbook Sales
Reading Is the Largest PreK-6 Discipline
2006 Was a More Difficult Adoption Year
Harcourt Leads Simba’s 2006 K-8 Adoption Scorecard
Harcourt Leads Simba’s 2006 9-12 Adoption Scorecard
Outlook 2007
Table 5.1: Textbook Share of Print Media Used for Instruction in U.S. Classrooms, 2006P vs. 2005
Table 5.2: Selected K-12 State Adoption Schedules for Bid Years 2006-2009
Table 5.3: 20 Largest Public School Districts in the U.S., 2003-2004
Table 5.4: Elementary and Secondary Textbook Sales, Top 10 States, 2005
Table 5.5: Top 10 Disciplines for Textbooks in the U.S., 2005
Table 5.6: Simba Information’s K-8 Adoption Scorecard, 2006
Table 5.7: Simba Information’s 9-12 Adoption Scorecard, 2005

Chapter 6: Supplementary Instructional Materials
Introduction
School Improvement and Intervention
Growing Need for Intervention
2006 Supplemental Market Up 4.1%
Shift Toward Electronic Supplementals
Test Preparation and Remediation
Fairs, Clubs and Magazines
School Specialty Leads Simba Print Supplemental Rankings
Table 6.1: Areas of Greatest Need to Improve Student Performance
Table 6.2: Supplements Used for Instruction in U.S. Schools
Table 6.3: Simba’s Largest U.S. Print Supplemental Publisher Rankings, 2006P

Chapter 7: Testing
Introduction
What NCLB Requires
Future Testing Opportunities
High School Students Face More Assessment
Companies React to Opportunities
Table 7.1: State-Level Tests and Classroom Assessment, 2004-2006P
Table 7.2: No Child Left Behind Testing Requirements
Table 7.3: Anticipated State Contracts Going to Bid, 2007-2008
Table 7.4: States with High School Exit Exams
Table 7.5: Contractors in States with Mandatory High School Exit Exams, 2006-2007
Table 7.6: State Support Policies for Helping Students Pass Exit Exams

Chapter 8: Data Management
Introduction
Fragmented Growing Market
Content vs. Technology
Case Study: Philadelphia
Effect on Content Providers
Funding
Long-Term Goals for Educators
Forecast
Data Management Providers
Pearson Education
TetraData
SchoolNet, Inc.
eScholar
Software Technology, Inc.
EDmin.com
Table 8.1: Comparing Costs of Data Management Systems
Table 8.2: 2006-2009 Funding for Statewide Data Management Systems

Chapter 9: Forecast and Conclusions
Table 9.1: Sales Forecast of Key Instructional Materials Used in U.S. Classrooms, 2005-2009

Profiles of Leading Educational Publishers
Cambium Learning
Carnegie Learning
Cookie Jar Education
Curriculum Associates
Educate
EMC Corp.
Educational Testing Service
Haights Cross Communications
Harcourt Education
Houghton Mifflin
Kaplan
McGraw-Hill
Pearson Education
Peoples Education
The Princeton Review
ProQuest
William H. Sadlier
Scholastic
School Specialty
TASA
WRC Media
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