Education Week
TypeNewspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Founder(s)Ronald A. Wolk[1]
PresidentMichele J. Givens (and CEO)
Editor-in-chiefBeth Frerking
Managing editorLesli A. Maxwell
Number of employees94 (2023)[2]
FoundedSeptember 7, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-09-07)
Political alignmentNonpartisan[3]
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersBethesda, MD
ISSN0277-4232
OCLC number07579948
Websiteedweek.org
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Education Week is a news organization that has covered K–12 education since 1981. It is owned by Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit organization, and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

The newspaper publishes 37 issues a year, including three annual reports (Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Leaders to Learn From). From 1997 to 2010, Quality Counts was sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

History

In 1962, Ronald Wolk wrote a report for Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit organization. Wolk, who was on leave from his job as editor of the Johns Hopkins University alumni bulletin, recommended a “communications vehicle for college and university trustees.”[1] In 1966, EPE established the Chronicle of Higher Education.[4]

In 1978, EPE sold the Chronicle to its editors. Using the proceeds, EPE began Education Week, in 1981.[5]

Cofounders, Ronald Wolk and Martha Matzke, wanted Education Week to be a version of the Chronicle, but focused on kindergarten through 12th grade.[1] Wolk was Education Week’s first publisher and editor in chief.[6] Matzke was later named executive editor.[7]

The first issue of Education Week appeared on September 7, 1981.[8]

Projects

In addition to publishing a newspaper, Education Week conducts surveys and publishes research.

Its surveys, on topics such as school safety,[9][10] graduation requirements,[11] teacher satisfaction,[12] and student access to technology,[13] are cited by media outlets such as The New York Times, The Economist, and The Washington Post. Its research, on topics such as school shootings,[14] critical-race theory,[15] and school closings during the COVID-19 pandemic,[16][17] has been cited by outlets such as The Associated Press, NBC News, and NPR.

Phi Delta Kappan, a journal for education, called Education Week's school-closing tracker “a go-to resource for education reporters.”[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, Sam (May 7, 2018). "Ronald Wolk, Innovator in Covering Education News, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Frerking, Beth (August 31, 2023). "Education Week Employees Take Steps to Unionize". Education Week. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Statement of Editorial Independence and Standards". Education Week. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Baldwin, Patricia (1995). Covering the Campus: The History of The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1966-1993. University of North Texas Press. p. 4. ISBN 9780929398976. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Borg, Linda (May 1, 2018). "School reform champion, Ronald A. Wolk, dies at 86". The Providence Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Nick (May 2, 2018). "Ronald Wolk, whose Education Week put national spotlight on schools, dies at 86". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Chronister, Gregory (May 18, 2018). "Martha K. Matzke helped build Education Week". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Hensley, Charlotta (1984). "Periodicals". Serials Review. doi:10.1080/00987913.1984.10763574. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Do police officers in schools help or hinder teachers?". The Economist. July 18, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Coughlan, Sean (December 12, 2018). "2018 'worst year for US school shootings'". BBC. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  11. ^ Richburg, Keith (February 11, 1985). "Survey Sees Advances In Education". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  12. ^ Strauss, Valerie (May 6, 2022). "'We're at a tipping point': Whom do you want teaching your children?". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Steinberg, Jacques (September 29, 1999). "Though School Computers Gain, Teachers Can Remain Befuddled". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Salter, Jim (October 26, 2022). "Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis school shooter". Associated Press. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Fortin, Jacey (February 12, 2022). "Teachers Tackle Black History Month, Under New Restrictions". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Chinni, Dante (March 22, 2020). "School closures skyrocket, nearly 54 million students sent home". NBC News. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  17. ^ Kennedy, Merrit (March 12, 2020). "States Begin Widespread School Closures To Fight Coronavirus". NPR. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  18. ^ DiLonardo, Mary Jo (March 31, 2020). "Making the map: How EdWeek devised a must-have pandemic resource". Phi Delta Kappan. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

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