Education Week Press
Education Week Press is the books division of Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), the nonprofit publisher of Education Week and Teacher Magazine. Education Week Press was launched in 2002 to further EPE’s mission of elevating the level of discourse on K-12 education. The Press publishes books by EPE staff members, as well as outside authors, on school policy and reform.
Educational Research Service Publications
Editorial Projects in Education has assumed responsibility for several longstanding projects by Educational Research Service, including the National Salaries and Wages Study. The publications associated with that study, as well as many other ERS titles, are now available for purchase from EPE. For more details see: Educational Research Service Publications
Education Week Press Books Available:
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Sixteen Trends: Their Profound Impact on Our Future
Seismic Shifts. Future Forces. Call them whatever you’d like. The Sixteen Trends revealed in this benchmark book will have a profound impact on our future. Noted futurist, educator, communicator, executive and leadership counsel, author, and international speaker Gary Marx makes the case for those trends and speculates on their implications for education and the whole of society. Supported by compelling research and observations, the trends address: aging, diversity, intellectual capital, technology, generations, education, personalization, human ingenuity, continuous improvement, ethics, planetary security, polarization, interdependence, personal meaning, poverty, and careers. Sixteen Trends is essential reading for anyone involved in education, business, government, nonprofits, community groups, and other types of organizations, industries, or professions. |
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An Overview of Sixteen Trends: Their Profound Impact on Our Future
The Overview is a condensation of the full Sixteen Trends book. This abbreviated version provides an economical opportunity to order in bulk and distribute copies to an entire school staff, community groups, or other clients and constituents. The Overview of Sixteen Trends is an important tool for raising awareness about the need to scan the environment, stay in touch with a fast-changing world, and consider plans for the future. |
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Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality
This important book, edited by the co-directors of the prestigious Harvard Urban Superintendents Program (USP), explores the ways in which superintendents can make a difference in the lives of each child, every day, by being knowledgeable about and driven by what happens in the classroom. |
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The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
Teacher-author Donalyn Miller has yet to meet a student she couldn’t turn into a reader. Miller offers inspiring insights on embracing students' choices in books and independent reading in the classroom and developing lifelong readers. |
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The Education Week Guide to K-12 Terminology
A glossary that demystifies the language of schools and educators by providing clear definitions of terms from "ability grouping" to "zone of proximal development." |Book review (from the back cover of The Education Week Guide to K-12 Terminology) |
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The Obama Education Plan: An Education Week Guide
Context and insights on the educational priorities of the Obama administration. |
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The Last Word: The Best Commentary and Controversy in American Education
A collection of opinion pieces from some of America's best education thinkers. |Table of Contents | Named to "Paul's Picks"* (*AASA Executive Director Paul Houston) |
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Creating the Capacity for Change: How and Why Governors and Legislatures Are Opening a New-Schools Sector in Public Education
Ted Kolderie writes that the current arrangement of K-12 public education is an obstacle to school and district improvement and that state leaders have an important role to play in shaping system-wide change. |
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Cutting Through the Hype: A Taxpayer's Guide to School Reforms
Jane David and Larry Cuban examine 20 different school reforms, the pros and cons of each, and what it takes to make the reforms-including smaller classes, mayoral control of schools, and standards-based change-successful. |Table of Contents | Book review (from December 2007 issue of School Administrator) |
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Win-Win Labor-Management Collaboration in Education:
Linda Kaboolian and Paul Sutherland use real-world examples from school districts to highlight innovative practices in school labor-management relations. They also provide contact names, addresses, and telephone numbers for school and union leaders. |
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Building Bridges With the Press: A Guide for Educators
Former Education Week reporter Julie Blair offers practical tips on how to work with the press to foster thoughtful coverage that best serves schools, communities, and journalists. |
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Living the Legacy: Education Week Marks the 50th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Decision
With compelling text and arresting photos, "Living the Legacy" examines the way Brown v. Board changed history and the continuing struggles to fulfill its promise in public schools today. |
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Miles To Go ... Reflections on Mid-Course Corrections for Standards-Based Reform
Miles To Go offers a series of carefully considered essays by policy experts on the standards movement and ways to more effectively translate standards theory into effective practice. |
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Lessons of a Century: A Nation's Schools Come of Age
The definitive story of the evolution of American education between 1900 and 2000. |
For more information, contact Rachael Delgado at 301-280-3100 or rdelgado@epe.org.
