- by Dan Strempel
- July 11 2018
- journal
- open access books
- open access journals
- publishing
Five Reasons Why Publishing Science for Profit Endures
Elsevier, Springer Nature, John Wiley & Sons and Informa have fended off the advent of preprint article repositories, open access journals, funder mandates, boycotts and big deal library subscription cancellations.
Here are five reasons why these leading companies continue to endure...
- by Kathy Mickey
- July 9 2018
- education
- education market
- educational media
- educational technology
- k-12
- textbooks
Your Voice: Q&A - The Future of Educational Publishing
EM recently chatted with Bradley Metrock, CEO of Score Publishing, which owns and operates Digital Book World, about the future of educational publishing.
- by Karen Meaney
- July 2 2018
- digital learning
- education
- education funding
- educational tablets
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- schools
Educators Look for “Integrated Ala Carte”
School technology leaders increasingly report that they have infrastructure in place and student devices deployed, but they are still working on ways to use that technology to improve classroom instruction.
- by Karen Meaney
- June 22 2018
- classroom
- education
- k-12
- students
More English-Language Learners Enter U.S. Schools
A growing population of English-language learners presents educational publishers with an opportunity to provide them with materials to advance their learning.
- by Karen Meaney
- June 15 2018
- education
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- schools
Looking to the Future of K-12 Education
A window into the future of education can be seen in the accelerator programs supporting educational technology development and in the changes schools are making to get ready for new ways to teach and learn.
- by Karen Meaney
- May 17 2018
- classroom
- education
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- public school
- schools
Robots Coming to Classrooms to Engage Young Students
Companies are offering, and schools are considering, more options for using robots in primary education as research indicates children are capable of STEM learning at an early age.
- by Kathy Mickey
- May 8 2018
- education
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- public school
- schools
Pushing out Walls and Shunning Desks for New Ways of Learning
Schools of the future typically include plenty of open spaces, including learning commons, makerspaces and wide hallways to encourage collaboration.
- by Karen Meaney
- April 16 2018
- education
- education funding
- k-12
- prek-12
More Funding for Schools but Target is Broader than Instruction
Larger allocations to the Department of Education are a positive for the companies that provide goods and services to schools, although growing emphasis on issues like school safety diverts funds that might otherwise be used to support instruction in the classroom.
- by Karen Meaney
- April 9 2018
- education
- educational tablets
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- technology
Technology Giants Offer New Options to Schools
Some of the largest technology companies in the U.S. in April are touting new products and partnerships as they compete to supply technology to K-12 classrooms.
- by Dan Strempel
- March 27 2018
E-Books an Emerging Market for Scholarly and Professional Publishers
While most scholarly and professional publishers have adopted strategies to find new growth in emerging markets, e-books are one space where the focus is on North America.
