2024 National Instructional Materials Adoption Scorecard and Outlook to 2028

State-level instructional materials adoption activity is expected to remain steady through2028, shaped by new literacy and numeracy mandates, updated state standards, andexpanded evaluation requirements. While the 2022-2023 adoption cycle reflecteduneven activity, increased legislative involvement and continued concern over studentproficiency are reshaping decision-making across major adoption states.

This report analyzes state-level adoption cycles, subject-area reviews, legislativedevelopments, evaluation processes, and marketplace performance across keyadoption states. It also outlines expected adoption activity and subject-areaopportunities through 2028.

Adoption activity is presented for major subject areas, including:

Reading/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies & Civics

Career & Technical Education

Financial Literacy & Economics

Coverage includes adoption structures across:

Statewide adoption states

Open-territory markets

District-level review processes

Sales are presented for US regions:

South & Southeast (major adoption concentration)

Southwest & West

Midwest

Northeast

Scope of the Report:

This report provides a detailed analysis of state-level instructional materials adoptions inthe United States, focusing on the policies, legislative developments, evaluationsystems, and subject-area reviews that shaped the 2022-2023 adoption year. Itexamines how updated standards, new instructional frameworks, and state mandatesinfluenced adoption outcomes, with specific attention to statewide and district-levelreview structures.

Coverage includes adoption activity and outcomes in major states highlighted in theanalysis, including Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana, as well asemerging subject-area priorities such as reading/ELA, mathematics, science, socialstudies and civics, career and technical education, and financial literacy. The report alsopresents Simba's outlook for adoption activity through 2028, identifying anticipated statereviews, policy-driven shifts, and upcoming opportunities likely to shape publisherengagement.

In addition, the report reviews publisher participation and marketplace outcomes acrosskey states, assessing how evolving state priorities and legislative requirements continueto influence instructional materials development, submissions, and competitivepositioning within adoption states.