- 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.
- by Karen Meaney
- March 27 2018
- education
- education market
- educational media
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
Renaissance Acquires myON Digital Literacy Platform
Renaissance in March acquired myON, adding more digital options to the company’s literacy solutions. The intent is to pair myON’s digital content library and literacy tools with Renaissance’s reading practice and assessment offerings to deliver a comprehensive suite of reading solutions to educators and students.
- by Kathy Mickey
- March 22 2018
- education
- education market
- educational media
- k-12
- K-12 products
Selling K-12 Social Studies
Simba Information’s "2017 National Instructional Materials Adoption Scorecard and 2018 Outlook" is the most recent addition to the Simba Knowledge Center.
- by Kathy Mickey
- March 19 2018
- academic publishing
- education
- publishing
Reducing the Cost of College Course Materials
Higher education publishers and distributors are ramping up their efforts to change the way college students acquire and access course materials, increasingly with the support of institutions and faculty.
- by Karen Meaney
- January 30 2018
- education market
- k-12
- STEM
New Opportunities for Science Resource Providers
As schools adopt the Next Generation Science Standards and broaden science instruction in the classroom to STEM, there is growing educator interest in acquiring new resources to meet changing needs
- by Noah Miller
- January 24 2018
- education
- education funding
- education market
- instructional materials
What's Driving College Course Materials in 2018 & Beyond?
Several forces are at work in the U.S. market for higher education instructional materials, which Simba Information believes likely will have a long-term impact on the role of course materials in colleges and universities in the coming years.
