- by Kathy Mickey
- January 12 2022
- education
- educational tablets
College Course Materials Industry Confronts Changing Demand

In the last decade, the higher education publishing industry increasingly has inched its way into becoming a more digital enterprise.
- by Kathy Mickey
- October 6 2021
- classroom
- education
Addressing Learning Loss a Top Priority for Educators as Pandemic Continues

The COVID-19 virus has continued to plague school districts as they try to leave the era of remote learning and return to in-person schooling five days per week.
- by Kathy Mickey
- September 13 2021
- academic publishing
- education
Back to School with Money and Masks

As the start of the 2021-2022 school year approached in August, school superintendents were focused on active learning, engagement and building deep connections, but found that COVID-19 continued to impact schools.
- by Kathy Mickey
- August 4 2021
- digital learning
- education
PreK-12 Instructional Materials Providers Focus on Digital as the Industry Reacts to Education Market Changes

One of the most interesting points about the pandemic is how it has propelled the transition to more digital learning in U.S. schools. The need for online products and services rose dramatically.
- by Sarah Schmidt
- June 28 2021
- education
- enrollment
Birth Rates Impact Enrollment and the Educational Resources Market

Birth rates in the U.S. were declining even before COVID-19, which looks to be another drag on them.
- by Sarah Schmidt
- May 21 2021
- education
- education funding
- educational technology
Webinar Recap: The State of K-12 Education in 2021

Simba Information’s Managing Editor and Senior Analyst Kathy Mickey joined a panel in a recent webinar of experts by Westchester Education Services. Read how schools have adapted to educate students and support teachers during COVID-19 and what to expect as we look ahead to the new school year.
- by Kathy Mickey
- April 15 2021
- adaptive learning
- books
- education
- education funding
- educational media
- educational tablets
Companies Offer Guidance as Federal Stimulus Funding Flows

With the passage in March of a third COVID-19 relief bill, an unprecedented flow of money is coming to U.S. K-12 schools.
- by Kathy Mickey
- January 19 2021
- curriculum
- education
- k-12
- K-12 products
- schools
K-12 Focus in 2021: Getting Back to School

Expectations are that K-12 learning will take place in a mix of in-person, remote and hybrid models through the rest of the 20-21 school year. As a result, this blog covers some issues that Simba Information expects to play out in the coming year.
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 5 2021
- books
- open access books
- open access journals
- publishing
Did You Know...Open Access Book Publishing Edition
Enjoy this fast fact from Simba Information’s report, "Open Access Book Publishing 2020-2024"
- by Dan Strempel
- December 10 2020
- books
- monographs
- open access books
- open access journals
- publishing
Cost of Open Access Book Publishing Goes Under the Microscope

No lunch is free, but OA’s price tag has some losing their appetite