The educational software market does have one good thing going for it—parents. Parents have always been willing to buy software that helps kids do their homework and prepare for tests.

Many of those educational titles land in so-called software junkyards, where they sell for as little as $4.99, he said. “The industry is at an all-time low right now,” Buckleitner said.

Written by ZDNET Editors, ContributorApril 5, 2007 at 1:29 p.m. PT In a blow to companies that produce educational software, a new report found that students using educational software to improve ...

But sales of educational software are only about 30 percent of what they were just five years ago. To find out why, Renee spoke with New Times technology columnist David Pogue.