- by Kathy Mickey
- September 1 2020
- academic publishing
- education market
- k-12
- K-12 products
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- publishing
Simba Expects K-12 Industry to See Some--but Low--Growth by 2023
This blog is based on the new Simba Information report "Publishing for the PreK-12 Market, 2020-2021"
- by Kathy Mickey
- July 14 2020
- digital learning
- education
- education market
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- schools
Flexibility Is Key for Professional Learning in COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus crisis accelerated some trends that were happening already in both student and professional learning, most notably a move to digital learning.
- by Kathy Mickey
- June 26 2020
- education
- education market
- enrollment
- prek
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
Enrollment & Demographics Impact the Educational Resources Market
For PreK-12 educational publishers looking to address the needs of a changing student body, a good source of information is Simba Information's June 2020 report, "PreK-12 Enrollment and Demographics, 2020-2021."
- by Kathy Mickey
- May 13 2020
- instructional materials
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Adapts to New Market Dynamics
"PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2020" from Simba Information examines how K-12 instructional resource providers are faring in light of various market environmental factors. Obviously, the biggest environmental factor currently is the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
- 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 Karen Meaney
- June 21 2019
- education
- education market
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- students
Birth Rates, Immigration and PreK Expansion Drive Student Population Growth
Total public-school enrollment is projected to continue increasing through fall 2028.
- 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 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 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.
