- 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 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 Karen Meaney
- March 30 2020
- education
- education funding
- education market
- k-12
Simba Newsletters are the Source for News on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Education Market
With changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic happening so quickly and continuously, Simba Information is sharing news about the virus-related changes in the K-12 and higher education markets and the companies that serve them.
- 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
- March 9 2020
- education
- education funding
- public school
- schools
More Money Could Flow to Schools from the States in Fiscal 2021
As governors across the states begin first-quarter rollouts of budget proposals for fiscal 2021, some common themes are seen across budget proposals in some big states.
- by Karen Meaney
- January 27 2020
- books
- digital content
- e-books
- education
- k-12
- K-12 products
- technology
- textbooks
Technology at FETC Includes Digital Books
Enjoy this blog based on the new Simba Information report "K-12 Reading Market Survey Report 2020"
- by Kathy Mickey
- December 2 2019
- academic publishing
- education
- publishing
The Changing World of College Course Materials
In 2019, it seemed that disruption in the higher education space accelerated. Among the headlines was the potential merger of two of the largest traditional publishers of course materials—Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education—as they seek to improve their chances of surviving the disruption and forging a viable path forward in the changing market.
- 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.
