- 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 Karen Meaney
- April 27 2020
- education
- education market
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
Educational Technology Companies Support Customers and Provide Free Content with Schools Closed
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Some common themes are emerging as educational technology companies address the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Simba Information.
- by Kathy Mickey
- March 11 2020
- education
- educational technology
Edtech Conferences - Updated Cancellations

After receiving questions regarding conference cancellations, a continually updated table was created as a quick reference.
- by Karen Meaney
- November 8 2018
- education
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
Waterford Will Expand Kindergarten Readiness in Five States
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The Waterford Institute has been awarded a five-year, $14.2 million grant to launch Waterford UPSTART pilot programs in Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, and Montana, affording children in each of these states complimentary access to the Institute’s kindergarten readiness program.
- by Karen Meaney
- October 22 2018
- education
- education market
- educational technology
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
Cambium Learning Joins Move to Private Equity

Cambium Learning Group is being sold to private equity Veritas Capital, with holders of Cambium common stock entitled to receive $14.50 in cash per share at the expected closing of the deal in fourth quarter 2018 or first quarter 2019.
- by Kathy Mickey
- September 6 2018
- digital learning
- education
- educational technology
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
Digital Media Captures 56.6% Share of PreK-12 Instructional Materials in 2017

Because of the inroads made by digital materials, the old way of doing business—having the large textbook publishers make their moves in major adoptions, followed by supplemental publishers coming in to fill in specific gaps—has given way.
- by Karen Meaney
- August 22 2018
- education market
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- publishing
K12 Inc. Investments Point to Interest in Digital Learning and Workforce Readiness

K12 Inc., manager of virtual schools and provider of online learning resources, in August made a $9 million investment in STEM Premier to help grow the online community that links current and future workforce talent with organizational recruiting needs in a variety of career fields.
- by Kathy Mickey
- August 7 2018
- academic publishing
- educational technology
- k-12
- K-12 products
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- schools
K-12 Publishers Adapt to Changing Demand in Schools
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Publishers are approaching changes in the PreK-12 instructional materials market in different ways
- 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.