Q: What is a site license?

A: Site licenses unlock our premium content to 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 subscription that vary depending on the total number of users.

Q: How much does a site license to edweek.org cost?

A: Pricing can range from $400 to $4,000 depending on several factors including number of users. So, please contact us for more information.

Meanwhile, here are some hypothetical examples:

Company X might pay $600 for a site license for 10 employees. That works out to $60 per user, a 15% savings off the standard individual rate.

Company Y might pay $1,999 for an unlimited usage site license for its 100 employees. That works out to $20 per user, a 71% savings off the standard individual rate.

A big university might pay $2,999 for an unlimited usage site license for the 1,000 students and faculty in its School of Education. That works out to $3 per user, a 96% savings off the standard individual rate.

Q: Do you sell different types of site licenses?

A: Yes. One type of site license is the Individual User Plan. With this plan, an organization buys a number of user IDs for specified individuals who comprise the "authorized users" for the site license. These individuals then have full access to edweek.org and its premium content, and they can specify their preferences for e-newsletters and other features. Note, though, that they are not allowed to share their user IDs with anyone else.

The other type of site license is the Site Access Plan. With this plan, we configure your organization's network IP address range in our system, so that all your "authorized users" have access to edweek.org 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.

Q: Who do you consider to be an authorized user?

A: With the Individual User Plan, the authorized users are the individuals specified in the agreement. With the Site Access Plan, our definition is broad and depending on the type of organization can include all staff, administrators, teachers and faculty, and full and part-time students. Even library walk-ins.

Q: Do you allow for remote access?

A: Yes. With the Individual User Plan, all authorized users have user IDs that allow them to log in to edweek.org from anywhere. The Site Access Plan allows for remote access if your organization uses a proxy server to control it, or your authorized users otherwise have remote access to your network. But note that referral URLs may not work.

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: Can authorized users sign up for edweek.org's e-newsletters and participate in community features?

A: Yes, once they have an individual user ID. Users through the Individual User Plan already have user IDs assigned to them. Users through the Site Access Plan may sign up for a free user ID at www.edweek.org/offer.html by clicking the Free Registration option.

Once logged onto www.edweek.org, they can click "My Account" and sign up for our free e-newsletters including Edweek Update, Teacher Update, Digital Directions, Curriculum Matters, NCLB Alert, and more. They will also be able to select 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: Can 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.

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