The State of the K-12 Supplemental Materials Market: 2024

The State of the K-12 Supplemental Materials Market:2024

Simba has estimated the size of the K-12 instructional supplemental materials market to be $4.62 billion in 2024 and is forecast to grow to $4.98 billion in 2026, representing a CAGR of 2.9% and increase its the share of the total K-12 instructional materials market from 45.04% to 45.18%.

Simba Information’s The State of the K-12 Supplemental Materials Market:2024 uncovers several reasons for the continued increase, including: the vast among to content available through simple internet searches the rise of Open Education Resources (OER) and a shift towards new teaching and learning best practices, such as engagement and inquiry-based learning, which often necessitate supplemental materials.

Simba’s The State of the K-12 Supplemental Materials Market:2024 report also examines: definitions of supplemental material; various types and sources of resources; size of market by key subject areas: science, reading, math, and social studies; teachers’ practices and perspectives when using supplemental resources: when educators seek it; where do they search; and how they search and browse; downsides and drawbacks with supplemental materials, including issues around quality and alignment to standards; problems with virtual resource pools; the role of generative AI, and implications and opportunities for states, school districts, and educational publishers to assist teachers in locating appropriate supplemental materials.

The report provides an analysis of what teachers look for when choosing a supplemental resource based on subject area; the problems with user ratings on unregulated supplementary web sites like Teachers Pay Teachers; and opportunities for educational materials publishers to play a larger role in assisting schools and teachers in choosing supplemental materials.

Simba Information’s The State of the K-12 Supplemental Materials Market:2024 report covers major themes and elements impacting the supplemental materials market, including.:

• Digital instructional materials
• Open web resources
• Open Education Resources (OER)
• Engagement-based learning
• Inquiry-based learning
• NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
• Remote learning
• Market dynamics
• Teacher practices
• Material quality
• Curriculum alignment
• Political influences on education
• AI integration in supplemental materials
• Virtual resource collections

The State of the K-12 Supplemental Materials Market:2024 report also identified and profiles major educational material publishers and small innovators in the supplemental market. The major businesses profiled include:

• Boxlight
• Cengage
• Discovery Education
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Imagine Learning
• McGraw Hill
• Pearson
• Renaissance Learning
• Savvas
• Scholastic
• Stride Learning Solutions

Publishers and investment professionals can trust Simba Information’s State of K-12 Supplemental Materials Market 2024 to provide the inside intelligence needed to evaluate the growth potential and understand the trends impacting the market for the K-12 supplemental instructional materials market. This report is an essential tool for publishing executives, M&A advisors, market analysts, and industry consultants who need to understand the larger trends and necessary business strategies when considering the supplemental materials instructional market.

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