Edweek.org was undergoing changes and introducing new technologies and features at a rapid pace. In Behind the Scenes, we talked about our plans and ideas, and the nuts & bolts of working on a Web site devoted to journalism, research, and service to our readers, all revolving around K-12 Education. This blog is no longer being updated.
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From the Trenches Part 2 - Technology Changes and Challenges
Education Week has a long history of providing comprehensive and innovative Web services to our readers. I recently joined the organization as the Web Technology Lead, a new position. In my short time here, I see a lot that impresses me, and I also see a plenty of room for improvement. I have an interest in making sure that we have the resources to continue to provide both top-notch content and quality service to our readers.
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Reader Reactions to Edweek.org's Premium Subscription Plan
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A View From the Trenches: What's Changed Behind the Scenes
If you’ve been keeping up with previous installments, you will have read entries from members of edweek.org’s senior management, including our president and publisher, our online executive producer, and our general manager, about how and why we reached the decision to start charging for parts of our site, and the work, research, and general angst that went into making that decision.
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Why Start Charging Now? EdWeek's General Manager Answers
The decision to create a hybrid model in which a subscription fee would be charged for premium content on edweek.org has seemed like the right move for us for a little while now. Not that there haven’t been unknowns, of course, or that we haven’t felt some sense of risk, but that always comes with change and running any kind of enterprise, doesn’t it?
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Decision to Change edweek.org to a Subscriber Site Started With User Data and Ended With Years of Planning
In 1996, "American Education’s Newspaper of Record" entered the Internet age when it launched its Web site, edweek.org. While not at the absolute cutting edge, Education Week’s site was, nonetheless, among the first journalistic offerings on the Web.
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A Conversation About Why edweek.org Will Become a Subscriber Site
Last week, Virginia B. Edwards, the publisher of edweek.org, the Web site of Education Week newspaper, Teacher Magazine, an Education Week Research Center, and our Agent K-12 job-search site announced that this fall our Web site will no longer be completely free.