Research Guides: Education: News & Newspapers

Using News

Newspapers and other types of reporting are an excellent way to get an understanding of what is happening in education on the ground or what education topics have made it into mainstream media. NYU also subscribes to a number of general newspaper and historical newspaper databases if you are interested in understanding the societal context of a historical event in education.

Education Newspapers

Education Week
Education Week is a newspaper by educators for educators. Articles focus on contemporary issues in pre-K through high school in the United States and its archives are searchable back to 1981.
**Use the 1981 - Latest: Education Week to access a subscription version of the Education Week interface.
Chalkbeat
Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization that covers education in the U.S.
The Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report covers inequality and innovation in education with in-depth journalism that uses research, data and stories from classrooms and campuses to show the public how education can be improved and why it matters.

Chronicle of Higher Education Online This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to the Chronicle of Higher Education.