- by Kathy Mickey
- October 2 2019
- academic publishing
- education
- education market
- instructional materials
- publishing
- teaching materials
- textbooks
Are College Course Materials Publishers Paying the Price for Changing Strategies?
Simba Information examines trends surrounding college course materials publishers.
- by Karen Meaney
- September 26 2019
- education
- education market
- educational media
- instructional materials
- schools
Social Studies Market is Strong in 2019
"K-12 Social Studies Market Survey Report 2019" provides information on what resources educators are using for social studies instruction and sizes the dollar value of the market for social studies instructional materials in 2019.
- by Kathy Mickey
- July 1 2019
- education
- instructional materials
- k-12
- testing
Testing, OER, Adoptions Reflect Competitive Drivers in K-12 Instructional Materials Industry
One of the biggest drivers of market change for providers of K-12 instructional materials is the disruption in the testing industry, as states continue to change their testing requirements for students.
- 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.
- by Karen Meaney
- October 31 2017
- Ed tech
- education market
- educational television
- instructional materials
Trends in the World Languages Instructional Materials Market
Instructional materials for high school world language learning represent a $150 million dollar market opportunity, according to EMC school, a major instructional materials market competitor.
- by Noah Miller
- October 18 2017
- digital learning
- education market
- instructional materials
- online education
The Digital Transformation of College Course Materials
New print textbooks are no longer the dominant format of higher education course materials, as covered in Simba's new report, State of College Course Materials 2016-2017
- by Karen Meaney
- October 17 2017
- education market
- instructional materials
- prek-12 market
- publishing
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Builds Executive Team
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt appointed new executives in October who will report directly to president and CEO Jack Lynch.
- by Karen Meaney
- October 12 2017
- education funding
- education market
- instructional materials
- k-12
- K-12 products
Benchmark in LA and Other Adoption News
Benchmark Education (New Rochelle, NY) took the K-5 schools in Los Angeles by storm this year in the elementary adoption of English language arts programs.
- by Kathy Mickey
- September 29 2017
- courseware
- education market
- instructional materials
- open access books
The Affordable Textbook Act is Reintroduced
Conjuring up Jack Nicholson in “The Shining” or repetitive efforts to repeal The Affordable Care Act, The Affordable College Textbook Act was re-introduced September 26 in Congress
- by Kathy Mickey
- August 23 2017
- education
- education market
- educational technology
- instructional materials
Why Instructional Materials Need to Personalize Learning
After more than a decade of big changes dictated by Washington, D.C., states are now re-asserting their individual goals.
