PreK-12 Industry Competitive Analysis

Published: August 7, 2018 - 70 Pages

Table of Contents

  • Methodology
  • Introduction
    • Shifting Demand & Expanded Opportunity
      • Behind the Shift
      • Accepting OER
    • Private Equity, International Lead M&A Activity
      • Table Simba Information's PreK-12 Merger & Acquisition Index, 2017
      • What Didn't Happen
    • Startups Seek Competitive Advantage
    • Work Remains to be Done on Operating Performance
      • Table Simba Information's PreK-12 Performance Index, 2017 vs. 2016 ($ in 000; ranked by Operating Margin)
  • Company Profiles
    • Cambium Learning Group
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Cengage (National Geographic Learning)
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Discovery Education
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Goodheart-Willcox
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • PreK-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • K12 Inc.
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • McGraw-Hill Education
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • PreK-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Pearson
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Renaissance
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
    • Rosetta Stone, Inc.
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Scholastic Corp.
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • PreK-12 Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • School Specialty
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • PreK-12 Instructional Materials Strategy
      • Financial Summary
    • Scientific Learning Corp.
      • Key Executives
      • Company Overview
      • K-12 Publishing Strategy
      • Financial Summary

Abstract

PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2018

The old ways of doing business in the Prek-12 school market—having large textbook publishers make their moves in major adoptions, followed by supplemental publishers coming in to fill in specific gaps—has given way. Demand is changing in the school market in terms of what is needed and wanted in types of instructional materials.

PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis, 2018 examines the ways publishers are adapting to the changing market. Based on Simba Information’s continuous research into the dynamics of the PreK-12 market, this report briefly examines the overall landscape of the PreK-12 market, as well as:
  • How mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the competitive landscape;
  • The rise of technology start-ups;
  • Emerging trends in market demand;
  • Operating performance of 12 public companies operating in the PreK-12 market; and
  • Individual strategic profiles of 13 leading core basal and supplemental publishers in the PreK-12 market, including two newly added publishers.
Profile data included key executives, company overview, K-12 publishing strategy, and financial summary. The financial summary includes 2018 actual revenue if fiscal year ended within the first half of 2018 or projections for 2018, as well as 2016 and 2017 actual revenue.

The 13 featured profiles are: Cambium Learning Group, Cengage (National Geographic Learning), Discovery Education, Goodheart-Willcox, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, K12 Inc., McGraw-hill education, Pearson, Renaissance, Rosetta Stone, Scholastic, School Specialty, and Scientific Learning.

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