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Education Overview Report: An in-depth look at K-12 market trends, funding opportunities and emerging technology

Education Overview Report cover This K-12 education report is a response to questions CDE hears daily from private sector vendors. Specifically, these questions include:

  • Is the education information technology market growing, and to what degree?
  • What technologies are top of mind for IT and curriculum directors?
  • What factors are influencing technology adoption initiatives?
  • What are the education technology trends and how are they changing?
This report will help answer these questions. CDE has aggregated data to support and explain the direction of IT usage in the K-12 environment and provide projections and potential areas of growth. A snapshot of IT education activities for the current year will provide a benchmark for the future.

The report is divided into four chapters.

Chapter One: Market Demographics

This chapter provides basic data on the education market, including public and private school enrollment and student population changes by region.

Chapter Two: Budgets and Funding

This chapter gives information on local, state and federal funding streams and provides analysis on district IT budgets and financial forecasts for the largest U.S. school districts.

Chapter Three: Technology Trends and Major Movements

This chapter lists current trends and drivers in K-12 education, including digital content, classroom devices, and technologies like virtualization and cloud computing. It also includes sample metrics for annual spend, estimated refresh rates and potential market growth.

Included:

Classroom Technologies

  • Desktops, Laptops, Tablets and Notebooks
  • Desktop Virtualization
  • Interactive Whiteboards
  • Data Projectors
  • Document Cameras
  • Student Response Systems


Digital Content

  • eTextbooks/eBooks
  • Online/Distance Learning
  • Learning Management Systems

 

Network Upgrades

  • Increasing Speeds
  • Wireless Expansion
  • Security


Data Systems

  • Student Information Systems
  • Longitudinal Data Systems
  • Data Warehouses
  • Data Analysis Tools


Emerging Trends

  • Mobile Handheld Devices
  • Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
  • Cloud Computing


Chapter Four: Potential Agents of Change

This chapter looks at driving factors of change that will impact the growth and direction of the K-12 market in the coming years.

Price:  $2,495.00