Site License Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a site license?
A: Site licenses unlock the premium content of an Education Week online subscription for everyone in your organization, at a fraction of the cost of multiple individual subscriptions. In that sense, it is a bulk subscription, with per-user discounts off the standard individual rate that vary depending on the total number of users.
Q: How much does a site license to edweek.org cost? What sorts of plans do you have?
A: Pricing can range from $400 to $4,000 depending on several factors including number of users. The more users, the bigger the per-user discount off our standard individual rate.
Our site license plans include the Individual User Plan, in which your organization purchases a number of user IDs for specified individuals. (Note, though, that they are not allowed to share their user IDs with anyone else.)
Another type is the Site Access Plan, which is enabled by IP address recognition and enables full access by all your "authorized users" without having to log in. No user IDs are required. The Site Access Plan tends to be more economical when an organization has a lot of potential users.
We can also create custom plans for your organization depending on your circumstances. We are flexible to meet your needs! Please contact us for more information.
Q: Who do you consider to be an authorized user?
A: Our definition can be broad, and depending on the circumstances can include staff, administrators, teachers and faculty, full and part-time students, and more. Contact us for more information.
Q: Do you allow for remote access?
A: Yes, we have multiple ways to allow for remote access by your authorized users. And of course with the Individual User Plan, all authorized users have their own user IDs that allow them to log in to edweek.org from anywhere, including via mobile devices.
Q: Do you allow for inter-library loan? (Applicable to college and university libraries.)
A: Yes.
Q: Will you allow us to make changes to your contract? (e.g., standard language required by state legislatures or other requests for re-wording)
A: Yes, we will consider reasonable revisions to the terms and conditions in our contract.
Q: Our organization/school district/university has several offices, locations, or branches. Will each need its own site license agreement?
A: Not necessarily. One agreement can usually cover all locations.
Q: Do you provide discounts for system-wide or consortium purchases?
A: Yes, but any discount will depend on the details.
Q: May authorized users sign up for edweek.org's e-newsletters and participate in community features?
A: Yes, and we highly encourage them to do so. Each authorized user needs to create their own individual user ID. If assigned as part of our Individual User Plan site license, they're good to go, and can access their account to sign up for e-newsletters. But if they don't have an individual user ID (e.g., with our Site Access Plan site license), they may sign up for a free user ID at www.edweek.org/offer.html by clicking the Free Registration option.
Once logged onto edweek.org, users may click "My Account" to sign up for free e-newsletters including Edweek Update, Teacher Update, Digital Directions, and more. They may also specify a "Display Name" that enables them to comment on stories and participate in discussion forums.
Please encourage your authorized users to sign up this way. It will ensure that your organization gets the most value from its site license.
Q: May we include links to Education Week articles on our organization's web site? What about our intranet or internal network?
A: Yes and yes, generally speaking, as long as the actual use of your organization's unfettered site license access to the premium content on edweek.org is limited to your authorized users. Please ask if you're not sure.
Note that edweek.org has many news feeds available through widgets that can be posted to your site. See our widgets cover page for details.
