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| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. |
| Founder | Ronald A. Wolk1 |
| President | Michele J. Givens (and CEO) |
Editor-in-chief | Beth Frerking |
Managing editor | Sean Cavanagh |
Number of employees | 94 (2023)2 |
| Founded | September 7, 1981 (1981-09-07) |
Political alignment | Nonpartisan3 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, MD |
| ISSN | 0277-4232 |
| OCLC number | 07579948 |
| Website | edweek.org |
Education Week is a news publication 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
Education Week staff formed a union in November 20239, and ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with management in December 202510.
Projects
In addition to publishing a newspaper, Education Week conducts surveys and publishes research.
Phi Delta Kappan, a journal for education, called Education Week's school-closing tracker "a go-to resource for education reporters."11
References
References
- Roberts, Sam (May 7, 2018). "Ronald Wolk, Innovator in Covering Education News, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Frerking, Beth (August 31, 2023). "Education Week Employees Take Steps to Unionize". Education Week. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- "Statement of Editorial Independence and Standards". Education Week. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- 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.
- Borg, Linda (May 1, 2018). "School reform champion, Ronald A. Wolk, dies at 86". The Providence Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- 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.
- Chronister, Gregory (May 18, 2018). "Martha K. Matzke helped build Education Week". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Hensley, Charlotta (1984). "Periodicals". Serials Review. doi:10.1080/00987913.1984.10763574. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- NewsGuild-CWA (November 2023). "Education Week staffers overwhelming vote to unionize". NewsGuild. NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America. Retrieved 06/08/2026.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - Floyd, Kathleen (February 3, 2026). "Education Week Union overwhelmingly ratifies first collective bargaining agreement". NewsGuild-CWA. NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- DiLonardo, Mary Jo (March 31, 2020). "Making the map: How EdWeek devised a must-have pandemic resource". Phi Delta Kappan. Retrieved May 18, 2023.