Education Week
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Education Week is a United States national newspaper covering K-12 education. It is published by Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a non-profit organization, which is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland
. The newspaper publishes 37 issues a year, three of them special annual reports (Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Diplomas Count).
, and a group of other university alumni magazine editors came together to discuss writing on higher education and decided to form Editorial Projects for Education (EPE, later renamed Editorial Projects in Education), a nonprofit educational organization. Soon after, Gwaltney left Johns Hopkins Magazine to become the first full-time employee of the newly created EPE, starting in an office in his apartment in Baltimore
and later moving to an office near the Johns Hopkins campus. He realized that higher education would benefit from a news publication. Gwaltney and other board members of EPE met to plan a new publication. In 1966, EPE founded and published the first issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education
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In 1978, EPE sold Chronicle to its editors and shifted its attention. With the support of several philanthropies, and using the successful model of Chronicle, 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.
The seven-person center conducts a range of original research each year for that report, as well as Technology Counts, Diplomas Count, Education Week, edweek.org, and outside clients.
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.
, 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.
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
. The newspaper publishes 37 issues a year, three of them special annual reports (Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Diplomas Count).
History
In 1959, Corbin Gwaltney, founder and then editor of Johns Hopkins Magazine for alumni of Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, and a group of other university alumni magazine editors came together to discuss writing on higher education and decided to form Editorial Projects for Education (EPE, later renamed Editorial Projects in Education), a nonprofit educational organization. Soon after, Gwaltney left Johns Hopkins Magazine to become the first full-time employee of the newly created EPE, starting in an office in his apartment in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
and later moving to an office near the Johns Hopkins campus. He realized that higher education would benefit from a news publication. Gwaltney and other board members of EPE met to plan a new publication. In 1966, EPE founded and published the first issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty, staff members and administrators....
.
In 1978, EPE sold Chronicle to its editors and shifted its attention. With the support of several philanthropies, and using the successful model of Chronicle, 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.
The EPE Research Center
The EPE Research Center was originally founded in 1996 as the research-support team for the then upcoming and planned annual Quality Counts report.The seven-person center conducts a range of original research each year for that report, as well as Technology Counts, Diplomas Count, Education Week, edweek.org, and outside clients.
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.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.
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.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 FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
, 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.