- by Karen Meaney
- November 20 2019
- education
- k-12
- testing
Where Is the Consensus on Testing?
Testing—how much, whether to do it at all, and for what end—continues to be a question in K-12 education.
- by Kathy Mickey
- October 15 2019
- education
- k-12
- K-12 products
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- schools
- testing
Schools Test Changes to Measuring Student Achievement
The period from 2000 through 2018 as schools went through the No Child Left Behind and Common Core eras saw intensifying pressure around testing and led to the more recent movement to reduce the amount of time spent taking tests and preparing for them. The state of the industry and the market appears to be calming down.
- by Kathy Mickey
- August 8 2019
- education
- education market
- educational media
- k-12
- k12 math
- K-12 products
- math
Digital Media Projected to Capture 60.1% Share of PreK-12 Instructional Materials in 2019
Simba Information estimates that the PreK-12 instructional materials industry generated $8.51 billion in sales in 2018, down 1.2% from an estimated $8.62 billion in 2017.
- 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 Kathy Mickey
- May 14 2019
- education
- education market
- k-12
- k12 math
- K-12 products
- math
- publishing
Takeaways from 2018 Instructional Materials Adoption Can Inform Expectations in 2019
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have thrown a curve ball into publishers’ plans for success in the Florida math adoption in 2018, but he also may have done the industry a favor by smoothing out the adoption opportunity over more years, disrupting the peaks and valleys cycle that has plagued the industry for decades.
- by Karen Meaney
- March 21 2019
- education
- k-12
- k12 math
- K-12 products
- math
- STEM
Math Instruction Broadening to STEM Education
Some mathematics educators are broadening the instruction they give students to integrate science, technology and engineering with the goal of better preparing students for future study and careers and making student learning more engaging and relevant to real-life.
- by Kathy Mickey
- March 14 2019
- education
- education funding
- education market
- k-12
More Money Could Flow to Schools from the States in Fiscal 2020
An early look at the state budgets being proposed for fiscal 2020 indicates increased funding for education is included in many governors’ proposals, most notably in the U.S. state with the largest population—California.
- by Kathy Mickey
- January 28 2019
- education
- k-12
- K-12 products
OER Use in K-12 Classrooms Likely to Accelerate
A number of factors are driving the adoption of open educational resources in K-12 classrooms, including a fit with current educational trends, an interest in staying current amid changing standards and societal changes, policies put forth at the district, state and federal level and financial implications.
- by Karen Meaney
- December 7 2018
- education
- education funding
- k-12
- K-12 products
- math
- STEM
- technology
Department of Education Provides STEM Funding
The Department of Education in fiscal 2018 not only fulfilled but surpassed a directive from President Trump to provide $200 million for science, technology, engineering and math, including computer science, education. The Department awarded $279 million in STEM discretionary grant funds in the fiscal year.
- by Karen Meaney
- November 20 2018
- education
- k-12
Elections Lead to Changes in State Boards of Education Members and Agenda Issues
For more information on how policy and funding impacts the educational publishing market, check out Simba's report, "Publishing for PreK-12 Market 2018-2019".
