Overview

Ad Fontes Media rates Education Week in the Middle category of bias and as Reliable, Analysis/Fact Reporting in terms of reliability. Education Week is an independent news organization focused on covering issues about K-12 education. Founded in 1981, the publication offers content in print, video and online. Education Week is owned by Editorial Projects in Education Inc. and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

Overall Score

The following are the overall bias and reliability scores for Education Week according to our Ad Fontes Media ratings methodology.

Reliability: 43.04

Bias: -3.12

Panels of analysts from Ad Fontes Media regularly review representative sample content to rate it for reliability and bias. Each panel of analysts comprises one left-leaning, one right-leaning, and one center-leaning analyst.

The team considers a variety of factors when rating content. To determine its reliability score, we consider the content’s veracity, expression, its title/headline, and graphics. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the sample content’s overall reliability score.

To determine sample content’s bias score, we consider its language, its political position, and how it compares to other reporting or analysis from other sources on the same topic. We add each of these scores to the chart on a weighted scale, with the average of those creating the content’s overall bias score.

The bias rating, demonstrated on the Media Bias Chart^®️ on the horizontal axis, ranges from most extreme left to middle to most extreme right. The reliability rating, demonstrated on the chart’s vertical axis, rates sources on a scale from original fact reporting to analysis, opinion, propaganda and inaccurate/fabricated information.

Reliability scores for articles and shows are on a scale of 0-64. Scores above 40 are generally good; scores below 24 are generally problematic. Scores between 24-40 indicate a range of possibilities, with some sources falling there because they are heavy in opinion and analysis, and some because they have a high variation in reliability between articles.

Bias scores for articles and shows are on a scale of -42 to +42, with higher negative scores being more left, higher positive scores being more right, and scores closer to zero being minimally biased, equally balanced, or exhibiting a centrist bias.

Individual Content Sample Scores

These are the most recent content samples that Ad Fontes Media analysts have rated for this source.

Content Sample URL	Bias	Reliability
Who Decides What History We Teach? An Explainer	-2	46.67
School Dress Code Debates, Explained	-5.33	45.33
6 Ways to Solve the Teacher Shortage With Federal Stimulus Money (Opinion)	-1.33	39.33
How You Can Avoid Missing Out on COVID Relief Money (Opinion)	0	34.33
Kids’ Declining Mental Health Is the ‘Crisis of Our Time,’ Surgeon General Says	-1	40.67
4 Out of Every 10 Parents Own a Gun. What That Means for School and Student Safety	-2.33	39.33
Secretary Cardona Shows Off Dual-Language School to International Education Leaders	0	40.33
The College Board Plans to Change AP African American Studies, Details Unclear	-4.67	40
Are Lunch Periods Too Short? Some States Want to Give Kids More Time to Eat	0	43.67
How Much Do Teachers Get Paid? See New State-By-State Data	0	43
It’s Been a Tough Time for Teachers. But Students See Their Dedication, Survey Finds	0	41.67
The FBI’s Warning About ‘Sextortion’ and Kids: What Schools Can Do	0	45
‘Genius Hour’ Lets Kids Take Charge: Would Einstein Have Liked This?	0	53.33
Don’t Use SAT and ACT as Your High School Tests, Study Urges	-5.67	38
Where Did the Term 'Asian American' Come From? (Opinion)	0	46.33
Understaffed School District IT Departments Are a Big Problem. Here’s One Way to Solve It	0	41
College Enrollment Dip Hits Students of Color the Hardest	-2	47.33
5 Essential Questions Teachers Should Ask During Job Interviews	0	37
A Principal’s Battle With COVID-19	0	36.67
What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?	-8	41.5
Supreme Court Backs Suits Challenging School Policies That Seek Only ‘Nominal’ Damages	0	50
Biden Administration, Education Groups Back School District in Student Online Speech Case	0	49
Lawsuit Challenges Admissions Changes Meant to Boost Diversity at Acclaimed High School	0.33	46.67
Major Case on Student Off-Campus Speech to Be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court April 28	0	43
AP Exams Can't Be Business as Usual This Year (Opinion)	-2.33	40