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Published by: Simba Information - Reports
Published: Sep. 25, 2007 - 242 Pages
Table of Contents
Methodology
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Industry Size and Structure
- Introduction
- Customization and Collaboration
- A Triumvirate of Print, Technology and Service
- Market Begins Climb Back in 2007
- Textbooks Remain the Largest Segment
- Electronic Media Advances Steadily
- Houghton Mifflin Pressures Pearson as Largest PreK-12 Publisher
- Pearson Is Largest PreK-12 Publisher
- Harcourt Ensconced in No. 2 Position
- Carnegie, Voyager and Scientific Learning Lead in Growth Rates
- Tough Year in 2006 Thwarts Improved Operating Performance
- Goodheart-Willcox Tops Performance Index
- Continued Development in New Products
- Standards, Customization and Building Communities
- Publishers Grapple with Transition to Technology
- Publishers Pursue Offshore Services to Cut Costs
- M&A Activity in 2007 Consolidates Industry
- Technology Is a Pivotal Force in M&A Activity
- Table 1.1: Sales of Instructional Media to the U.S. PreK-12 School Market, 2005-2007P
- Table 1.2: Market Share of Media Used in U.S. Classrooms, 2007P
- Table 1.3: Simba Information’s PreK-12 U.S. Publisher Index, 2005-2007P
- Table 1.4: Educational Publishers’ Performance Index, 2006 vs. 2005
- Table 1.5: K-12 Instructional Program Trends
- Table 1.6: Simba Information’s Mergers & Acquisitions Index, December 2006 -
Aug-07
Chapter 2: Enrollment and Demographics
- Introduction
- Public Enrollment vs. Private Enrollment
- Fastest-Growing K-12 Enrollment Areas
- Growth Rates Vary Across Largest Districts
- Schools Become More Diverse
- More Special Needs Students in Schools
- Homeschool Enrollment Growing
- Table 2.1: Total Public/Private Projected K-12 Enrollment, 2006-2015
- Table 2.2: Enrollment in Public and Private Schools, 2006-2015
- Table 2.3: States Experiencing Largest Enrollment Increases, 2006-2007 vs.
2005-2006
- Table 2.4: 25 Counties with Largest Enrollment Increases, 2006-2007
- Table 2.5: Top 25 Districts Based on Enrollment
- Table 2.6: 25 Districts with Highest Number LEP/ELL Students
- Table 2.7: 25 Districts with Highest Number IEP Students
- Table 2.8: Distribution of K-12 Homeschooled Students by Grade Level, 1999 & 2003
Chapter 3: Funding
- Introduction
- Politics Loom Over Funding
- Federal Funding for 2007 and 2008
- Title I Funding in States
- Title I District Funding Picture
- Reading First Funding
- Tapping Special Education Funding
- Improving the State Revenue Landscape
- Instructional Materials Funding
- Large Districts Present Major Opportunities
- Table 3.1: Federal Education Appropriations, 2006-2008P
- Table 3.2: Proposed 2008 Federal Education Appropriations
- Table 3.3: U.S. Dept. of Education Title I State Grant Allocations, 2006-2008
- Table 3.4: 50 Largest Title I Allocations to LEAs, 2007-2008
- Table 3.5: Recipients of Reading First State Grants, 2006-2008
- Table 3.6: IDEA Funding
- Table 3.7: Instructional Materials Expenditure by State, 2005-2006
- Table 3.8: Top 50 Districts Per-Pupil Expenditures
Chapter 4: Textbooks and Adoptions
- Introduction
- Textbook Publishers Adapt to Customization
- E-Books Supplement Print Textbooks
- Infused with Technology, Textbooks Become Blended Solutions
- Embracing Collaboration
- Textbook Market: Adoption States and Open Territories
- Adoption Cycle Improves in 2007
- Largest Districts Boost Benefit of Adoption States
- Outlook Is Stronger in 2007
- Texas Makes Changes to Adoption Schedule
- Harcourt Captures Texas 6-12 Math Adoption
- Notable Wins in Open Territories
- Table 4.1: Textbook Share of Instructional Media Used in U.S. Classrooms,
2006 vs. 2007P
- Table 4.2: Selected K-12 State Adoption Schedules for Bid Years 2007-2010
- Table 4.3: 17 Counties with Fastest-Growing School Enrollment, 2005-2006 vs.
2006-2007
- Table 4.4: Texas 2007 6-12 Math Textbook Adoption
Chapter 5: Instructional Software and Supplementary Materials
- Introduction
- Shift in Supplemental Purchasing
- 2007 Supplemental Market Up 3.6%
- School Specialty Leads Simba Supplemental Rankings
- Future of Supplementals
- Open Source and Gaming Will Grow
- Table 5.1: Teacher Buying Patterns, 2007
- Table 5.2: Sales of Supplemental Instructional Materials to the U.S. PreK-12 School Market, 2005-2007P
- Table 5.3: Simba Information’s Supplemental Publisher Index, 2005-2007P
- Table 5.4: Planned High Use of Textbooks vs. Supplementals
Chapter 6: Testing
- Introduction
- Policy Shifts
- Testing Is a $1.22 Billion Industry in 2007
- More Than $209 Million in Testing Contracts Awarded
- Classroom Assessment, Intervention Initiatives on the Rise
- Future Directions: Online Testing
- Future Directions: Formative Assessment
- Future Directions: Assessment Under a Reauthorized NCLB
- Table 6.1: No Child Left Behind Testing Requirements
- Table 6.2: Testing Segment’s Share of Instructional Media in U.S. Classrooms,
2006-2007P
- Table 6.3: Simba Information’s 2007 Testing Contract Index, January-August 2007
- Table 6.4: Assessment-Related State Legislative Initiatives, 2007
Chapter 7: Emerging Technologies
- Introduction
- Computer Access in Schools
- One-to-One Initiatives Drive Computer Access
- Use of Whiteboards, Clickers Grows
- Hardware Adds Content
- Social Networking Changing Learning
- Portals Aid Sharing of Data and Content
- K-12 Virtual Education Expected to Grow
- Course Management Systems Enter K-12
- Table 7.1: Percentage of Public School Instructional Rooms with Internet Access
- Table 7.2: Ratio of Public School Students to Instructional Computers with
Internet Access
- Table 7.3: Computer Intensity by State
- Table 7.4: One-to-One Computing
- Table 7.5: Fast-Growing Product Categories
- Table 7.6: States with Portals
- Table 7.7: States with State-Sponsored Virtual Schools
Chapter 8: Forecast and Conclusions
- Table 8.1: Sales Forecast of Key Instructional Materials Used in U.S. Classrooms,
2006-2010P
Company Profiles
- American Education Corp.
- Carnegie Learning
- Educational Testing Service
- Haights Cross Communications
- Harcourt Education
- Houghton Mifflin
- Inspiration Software
- LeapFrog
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Pearson Education
- Peoples Education
- Plato Learning
- The Princeton Review
- RD School & Educational Services
- Renaissance Learning
- Scholastic
- School Specialty
- Scientific Learning
- Voyager Learning
Abstract
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