Challenges Facing Publishers
vResearch
and development costs
§Good solutions take a long time to develop, then a long time to
build a market for
them, longer yet to get a return on investment
§Total solutions
are difficult to produce and time-consuming for
purchasers to evaluate/pilot
vTraining
and rate of change
§Publishers build good products but educators/trainers need support and time to effectively use
them.
vChanging policy environments
§No Child Left
Behind Act
vGreater
systems requirements: parent/employer,
administrator all demand more accountability
§Scientifically-based research requirement
§Correlation to local, state, national standards and assessments