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since 1981. It is owned by Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a

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, and is headquartered in

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. 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

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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

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alumni bulletin, recommended a “communications vehicle for college and university trustees.” In 1966, EPE established the ''

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''. In 1978, EPE sold the ''Chronicle'' to its editors. Using the proceeds, EPE began ''Education Week'', in 1981. Cofounders, Ronald Wolk and Martha Matzke, wanted ''Education Week'' to be a version of the ''Chronicle,'' but focused on kindergarten through 12th grade. Wolk was ''Education Week’s'' first publisher and editor in chief. Matzke was later named executive editor. The first issue of ''Education Week'' appeared on September 7, 1981.

Projects

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

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'', a journal for education, called ''Education Week's'' school-closing tracker “a go-to resource for education reporters.”

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Education week Education magazines Magazines published in Maryland Magazines established in 1981