Education Week
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Education Week is a national newspaper covering K-12 education. It is published by Editorial Projects in Education, commonly abbreviated as EPE.
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[edit] History
In 1966, a group of 15 university alumni magazine editors came together to form Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit educational organization, and publish The Chronicle of Higher Education[1][1].
In 1978, EPE sold The Chronicle to its editors and shifted its attention. With the support of several philanthropies, EPE went on to launch Education Week. The first issue of Education Week appeared on Sept. 7, 1981, and sought to provide Chronicle-like coverage of elementary and secondary education[2].
Education Week publishes 44 issues a year, three of them special reports (Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Diplomas Count).
[edit] The Research Center
The EPE Research Center was launched in 1996 as the research-support team for Quality Counts. Today, the seven-person center conducts a range of original research each year for that report, Technology Counts, Diplomas Count, Education Week, edweek.org, and outside clients. The center compiles statistics from all the Counts reports into a searchable database located on edweek.org.
[edit] Quality Counts
In 1997, Education Week launched Quality Counts, an annual report card on public education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with support from the Pew Charitable Trusts[2].
In addition to grading the states based on more than 100 indicators related to K-12 education, each edition of the report has examined a topic of central concern to education policymakers and practitioners. Its themes have included: state efforts in early-childhood education; ensuring a highly qualified teacher for every classroom; school finance; and the role of state standards, assessments, and accountability in education.
[edit] Technology Counts
Technology Counts, launched in 1997 and released annually, focuses on top issues related to technology and schools. Previous reports have explored digital content or curriculum, e-learning, and the impact of technology on assessment, among other topics.
[edit] Diplomas Count
In 2006, EPE released Diplomas Count, its annual report on high school graduation policies and rates. Supported by a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[3], the report received extensive national news coverage. The report includes graduation rates and patterns for the 50 states and the nation’s 50 largest school districts.
[edit] edweek.org
Originally, EPE's Web site primarily housed online versions of Education Week and Teacher Magazine; it now provides daily breaking news and an array of other information resources. Full access to the site requires a paid subscription, but much of it is available through free registration.
[edit] Education Week Press
Education Week Press was launched in 2002 to publish books written by educators and experts from both within EPE and outside the organization. In spring 2007, the Press released an anthology of some of the best Commentary essays that have appeared in Education Week over the past quarter-century.
