Freedonia’s Simba Information division produces authoritative education market research reports covering PreK-12, higher education, education publishing, education technology, and professional learning. Each education industry report integrates cross-sector insights, historical data analysis, and growing market trend perspectives to provide a full picture of market dynamics. Simba reports help education companies, publishers, investors, and school districts understand the evolving U.S. education market and global opportunities in the digital educational publishing market. Additional offerings, like Simba’s bi-monthly Education Market Advisor newsletter, extends insight beyond traditional reporting to ongoing market monitoring. The newsletter delivers concise, data-driven coverage of key developments across the education industry, including: product launches, M&A activity, policy and budget updates, and financial performance. Each issue connects these insights to broader trends and strategic implications, equipping readers with timely intelligence for informed decision-making.
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The US K-12 supplemental materials market is shifting from optional classroom resources toward implementation-driven instructional support. This report examines how literacy, mathematics, assessment, AI, procurement, and digital learning trends are shaping opportunities through 2031.
Simba Information’s PreK-12 Reading Market Report examines the market signals reshaping US reading and ELA materials, from Science of Reading policy to intervention, assessment, and professional learning needs. The report helps publishers and education market stakeholders understand where evidence, implementation support, and competitive positioning are becoming most important.
The US college course materials market is being reshaped by affordability pressure, digital substitution, federal policy change, and shifting enrollment patterns. This report explains where revenue is holding, where it is slipping, and how major publishers are repositioning around digital, AI, and institutional delivery models.
This report forecasts to 2027 the US college course material market in nominal US dollars.
SEL is increasingly embedded within assessment platforms, MTSS systems, and digital instructional tools rather than purchased as standalone programs. This report examines how that structural shift is influencing district strategy, funding alignment, and vendor positioning.
The PreK-12 Instructional materials market is adapting to new state standards, shifting enrollment patterns, and evolving classroom needs. This report highlights the forces shaping district purchasing and identifies opportunities for providers focused on effective and evidence-based solutions.
New buying patterns and rapid digital adoption are transforming the PreK–12 testing landscape. This report examines where growth is emerging and how assessment providers can position themselves in the years ahead.
This report examines how districts are shifting from one-time training to continuous, curriculum-connected professional learning models. It highlights the forces driving long-term demand, including new state requirements and the rise of analytics-supported coaching.
The PreK-12 Policy & Budget Outlook 2025-2026 report reveals how federal cuts, shifting state priorities, and the end of ESSER funds are reshaping education budgets and decision-making. The report highlights the challenges facing instructional materials markets while identifying growth opportunities in AI, assessments, and career and technical education.
Simba Information’s latest PreK-12 Instructional Materials Industry Competitive Analysis study analyzes the market and financial health of the educational materials industry and indicates a very positive 2023 and early 2024 for vendors in this industry.
Simba Information’s K-12 Mathematics Market Survey reports on the results from a survey of math teachers and administrators from around the country, asking key questions such as what math programs and products they use, what kind of attributes are desirable in a Core Math program and supplemental math materials, who makes the purchasing decision and more.
The report provides an extensive analysis of the current trends and future projections in the PreK-12 education sector in the United States.
States are reshaping instructional materials decisions through new mandates, updated standards, and expanding subject-area requirements. This report highlights key adoption outcomes and reveals what to expect across major K–12 reviews through 2028.
Simba Information’s K-12 Social Studies Market 2024-2025 report offers an extensive examination of the U.S. social studies education sector, exploring the latest curriculum trends, market dynamics, educator preferences, and legislative influences impacting the market.
This report forecasts the US PreK-12 instructional material market for 2027 in nominal US dollars.
This report focuses primarily on the development and use of generative large language model (LLM) AIs – like ChatGPT, Bard, and Microsoft Bing Chat with AI – in schools, both for learning and administrative tasks.
Simba has estimated that the total market size for the PreK Reading Instructional Market for 2022 was estimated to be $411 million and is forecast to grow to $447.6 million by 2025.
This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US education personal consumption expenditures (PCE) in nominal US dollars. Select US enrollment figures are forecast to 2026.
A continuation of strong state budgets and grants from both governmental and non-governmental sources to promote science and STEM will be key factors in spurring the market for K-12 instructional materials in science to grow at a strong pace in 2022-2023 and throughout 2023-2024.
This report examines the continued impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 school districts in the United States, including trends and strategies to keep students safe, reverse learning loss, and address social-emotional issues in the 2021-2022 school year and beyond.