15 Leading Publishers of K-12 Scientific Instructional Materials

The number of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs in the U.S. is expected to grow in the future, but some worry the workforce will not keep pace.

Federal and state departments of education have stressed the importance of improving STEM education, and grants from both governmental and non-governmental sources are expected to support the demand for K-12 scientific instructional materials in the coming years.

Simba Information, a leading authority for market intelligence and forecasts on the education publishing industry, recently released the report K-12 Science Market Outlook, which profiles 15 top educational publishers that produce K-12 scientific instructional materials, including basal textbooks and core instructional programs, supplemental materials, and hands-on kits. Read on to learn more about the education companies featured in the report.

1. Accelerate, Inc. offers a digital-first curriculum for STEM education through STEMscopes. Its products are in more than 26,000 schools in 3,000 districts in 50 states.

2. Activate Learning specializes in instructional materials and professional development to foster phenomenon-based learning in science and mathematics.

3. Amplify Learning offers programs for K-12 students in more than 4,000 school districts in all 50 states, as well as in schools on five other continents.

4. Bedford, Freeman & Worth started as a high school textbook publisher and now produces a wide range of digital courseware across all core high school science subjects.

5. Carolina Biological sells hands-on kits for biotechnology, life science, physical and earth science, and more.

6. Cengage Learning produces instructional materials for higher education, and it also has a K-12 education division in partnership with National Geographic Learning.

7. Discovery Education’s online science program includes Science Techbook for grades K-12 and Discovery Education, a science-themed K-12 learning platform.

8. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt now focuses solely on K-12 education and offers core science curriculum and science-related non-fiction.

9. Kendall Hunt publishes a science curriculum for elementary schools under the Insights brand.

10. Lab-Aids offers digital and print science programs for middle and high schools, including core science programs and supplementary kits.

11. McGraw Hill’s brands for science including Inspire Science, available at the elementary, middle, and high school level, and iScience for high schools.

12. OpenSciEd is an open educational resource that is free to anyone. Value-added versions are also available through a variety of commercial partners. 

13. PASCO scientific is a maker of science lab equipment and teacher resources at the middle and high school levels.

14. Savvas Learning, formerly Pearson K12 Learning, markets a variety of educational materials to K-12 schools, including elevateScience, Interactive Science, and Project STEM.

15. School Specialty is a school and teacher supply distributor with two divisions that are key players in the science materials space.

Where to Find Out More

To access detailed market data and analysis, be sure to read Simba Information’s K-12 Science Market Outlook, an ideal resource for those interested in learning about textbook companies, education technology providers, and other players in the market for K-12 instructional materials in science. Check out the report’s abstract to learn more.

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