- 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 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 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 Kathy Mickey
- May 1 2019
- education
- mergers and acquisitions
Cengage and McGraw-Hill to Merge, Providing Students With More Affordable Access to Superior Course Materials and Platforms
McGraw-Hill and Cengage today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger on equal terms.
- by Kathy Mickey
- April 26 2019
- academic publishing
- books
- education
- publishing
- scholarly publishing
Publishers and Institutions Give Inclusive Access a Try
Colleges and universities and publishers and bookstores are looking to address the changing course materials needs of college students and faculty.
- 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 Dan Strempel
- March 1 2019
- Professional Publishing
- publishing
- scholarly publishing
Threats to Copyright Protections Seen As “Existential”
Many individual nations and trade groups around the world are examining their copyright laws, so the issues are constantly being debated and negotiated.
- by Dan Strempel
- February 25 2019
- journal
- open access journals
- publishing
Panel: Europe’s Open Access Plan S Unlikely to Sway U.S. Policy
A coalition of European national research institutes’ bold plan to divert the researchers it funds away from publishing results in journals that collect subscription fees would face a tougher path in the U.S. — this was the consensus of a law and policy panel assembled by the Association of American Publishers at its annual professional and scholarly publishers conference.
- by Dan Strempel
- February 19 2019
- mobile technology
- publishing
- technology
After a Rough 2018, Big Tech Now Under the Microscope
In many ways 2018 was the year big tech finally took it on the chin. Publishers who have wrestled with big tech’s influence on their business for years took notice.
