| Company | Services | Difficulties/ Developments |
| Bigwords.com | Textbook sales | Out of Business |
| eScore | Supplementary education | Layoffs |
| Highwired.com | Web sites for schools | Layoffs, expanded focus |
| MaMaMedia | Web site for children | Layoffs |
| Simplexis.com | School purchasing | Layoffs |
| Smarterkids.com | Sales of educational toys | Merged with Earlychildhood.com |
| Varsity Group | Textbook sales, college marketing | Layoffs, stock faces NASDAQ delisting |
| Wwwrrr | Software, Web sites for schools | Out of business |
| ZapMe! | Ad-sponsored computer labs | Changed focus to corporate clients |
A version of this article appeared in the January 24, 2001 edition of Education Week
