Our unit has made concessions. It has worked cooperatively. It’s time for EdWeek to stop having its lowest paid employees shoulder the company’s financial future. It is EdWeek’s turn now to come back with a reasonable and meaningful offer.

EdWeek spent nearly DOUBLE our requested salary increase in legal expenses, per the company’s 2024 tax forms. Their lawyer once chastised us for asking for this raise just so we could “buy horses.” Our lowest paid employee makes less than $45,000. We don’t want horses. We want to buy groceries.

EdWeek management repeatedly has told us that we’re a nonprofit, and our salaries are reflective of that. Chalkbeat’s CEO made $298,306in 2024. 74 Million’s CEO made $266,904. Ours made $531,400. How can that logic only apply to our lowest paid employees?

The annual raise would cost the company approx. $140,000. We know this isn’t chump change. But the average salary of senior leadership at EdWeek is $300,776, while the average salary for an EdWeek employee is $73,854.

In the DMV, the cost of living is roughly $107,882 (SmartAsset). We’re not asking for anywhere near that. The salary floor would be a meaningful raise for 11 employees. We think this is a worthy investment to retain hardworking and diligent employees, and recruit new talent.

EdWeek came back initially with a 1% annual increase. Our membership—who struggle to afford rent and groceries, who rely on subsidies and second jobs to make ends meet—resoundingly said that this wasn’t good enough. EdWeek moved to 1.5%, before discretionary raises. It still isn’t enough.

We want to keep the hardworking employees we have, some who have given this company 20+ years. We want to recruit new talent to keep Education Week successful and ever-evolving. But it has to make sense for them to be here. And right now, for many, those numbers don’t add up.

We are asking for a 3.5% annual increase, before discretionary merit raises, and a salary floor of $65,000. Let’s be clear: This is a fair ask, one that is financially solvent and one that doesn’t risk the future of our company. In fact: The future is precisely what we’re worried about.

For 17 months, salary has been on the bargaining table. Despite our bargaining team’s creative and cooperative solutions to bring the unit’s needs closer to the company’s desires, we have again and again received disappointing—and insulting—counteroffers from management. Our staff deserves more.

Hi! We're the EdWeek Union - roughly 50 people who work tirelessly to make our nonprofit news organization a key destination for educators and the general public. We wanted to share an update on our efforts to bargain with management for a fair contract that protects all of us. 🧵 #union #solidarity

I talked to three teachers who are concerned that districts are buying into the AI hype too quickly and without enough skepticism. Here's what they said:

i am once again asking: if you're a K-12 educator or student who has registered to participate in this challenge, i'd love to hear from you! DM or email me: [email protected]

The White House launched its new Presidential AI Challenge to spur students and teachers to solve problems in their schools and communities with the help of AI. #EduSky #EduSkyAI #AI #EdTech

New: The Trump administration in recent weeks has quietly begun cancelling dozens of competitive education grants for projects already in motion. Hundreds more grant awards, worth more than $1 billion, appear delayed, and could be next on the chopping block. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Scoop: Advocates are warning that the Trump administration appears to be preparing to cut "hundreds" of federal grants to support K-12 special education: academic research, parent resources, and more. The Education Department confirmed the grants are being reviewed. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

A new ChatGPT feature aims to turn the popular generative artificial-intelligence app from an answer engine into a personal tutor. #EduSky #AI

New: The Trump administration says its education funding freeze is over. Details we still don't have: -WHEN the money will flow to states -WHETHER a rescissions request will follow -WHY the administration is releasing the $$ -HOW schools will recover from the chaos - www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

First on @edweek.org: Billions of federal dollars Trump impounded this month will begin flowing to state education agencies next week. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

The proposed supplementary grantmaking priority would “promote the appropriate integration of AI into education," as well as provide training for educators, and foster early exposure to AI concepts and technology to develop an AI-ready workforce. #EdTech #EduSky #AI

For the first time in the smartphone era, most K-12 students will start the school year in a state that has a policy restricting cellphones in school on the books. But will these laws achieve their goals? #EduSky

💬 What kind of education stories would you like to see here? Let us know in the comments below!

🤝 Meet our team: Check out the Education Week Starter pack to follow our writers, editors, and other team members to stay in the know with the pressing topics in K-12 education. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re excited to join the conversation. Education Week is a non-profit newsroom that covers K-12 education and aims to inspire and empower educators everywhere to create a better tomorrow for students today. www.edweek.org

According to #teachers and teens in recent surveys, a big way to #motivate kids in #STEM subjects is to explain concepts in understandable and approachable ways. It sounds obvious, but it's actually not that straightforward. Great story by @laurainegl.bsky.social www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

#ISTELive25 is a month away! Can you believe it'll be my FOURTH one? That's wild. Educators: What sessions are you looking forward to attending? And if you want to chat all things ed-tech and/or student wellbeing, I'd love to meet up! #EduSky #EdTech

The pandemic turbo-charged the 1-to-1 computing movement. But now many educators are wondering whether that was the right move, because much like cellphones, they often see those devices as getting in the way of meaningful student learning. www.edweek.org/technology/c... #EduSky #EdTech

Technology vendors have told school districts they're going to have to start raising prices soon because of the Trump tariffs--just as devices in many schools reach the end of their life cycles, @laurainegl.bsky.social reports. www.edweek.org/technology/s...

Trump's executive order on AI focuses on training teachers on using the tech for instruction. Some have welcomed the order, saying PD is necessary. But others are skeptical the federal government will be able to actualize its policy goals. www.edweek.org/technology/t... #EduSky

I'll be moderating a panel on student cellphone use at the Yale Education Leadership Conference on Saturday, April 19. I'm excited to hear the discussion. Will you be at the conference? If so, I'd love to connect! yaleeducationconference.com #EduSky

The federal government plays a pretty substantial role in helping schools ward off cyberattacks (and schools are BIG targets). How schools will manage as the federal government scales back these resources is anyone's guess. My latest with @laurainegl.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/technology/c...

🧵My @edweek.bsky.social colleagues have been thoroughly covering the effects of the Trump administration's agenda on K-12 schools. @laurainegl.bsky.social and @ariannaprothero.bsky.social on the growing threat of cyberattacks as Trump cuts security initiatives: www.edweek.org/technology/c...

hi #edusky. i'm your policy reporter at @edweek.bsky.social & i'll be at #ASUGSV next week. i have, like, so many business cards and i don't want to come home with them. if you want to chat all things education, drop me a line🫡

Funding cuts across the federal government, especially at CISA and the Education Department, could severely hamper schools’ ability to guard against cyberattacks, K-12 cybersecurity experts warn. www.edweek.org/technology/c... #EduSky #Cybersecurity #EdTech

New: At least 7 states are waiting on delayed federal reimbursements for K-12 school funding. Tens of millions of dollars for expenses schools have already incurred in CA, IL, KS, KY, MO, NY, and UT are weeks late. The apparent culprit? Ed. Dept. layoffs. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Concerns about how kids' cellphone use, especially during school hours, is affecting their learning and mental health is a rare bipartisan issue. www.edweek.org/leadership/w...

It's #AILiteracyDay, which means it's a great time to resurface EdWeek's AI Literacy explainer: www.edweek.org/technology/a... #EduSky #EdTech #EduSkyAI

The office of educational technology staffers are among the hundreds of employees that were dismissed from the Education Department last week. @ariannaprothero.bsky.social and I wrote about the downstream effects that would have: www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #EduSky #EdTech

In case you want a break from the chaos... I wrote about how the La Mesa-Spring Valley school district in California is fostering student connection and belonging through sports and SEL. #EduSky #SEL www.edweek.org/leadership/h...

i've just been in awe of the work my colleagues are doing to help our audience make sense of what's happening at the federal level and how they will affect what's going on in classrooms. keep up with their work: www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #EduSky

It's as good a day as any to ask: Can Donald Trump eliminate the U.S. Department of Education all by himself? Here's our @edweek.bsky.social guide to what's legal and what's not. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

We've spent a lot of time compiling, cleaning, and analyzing the available information on the education research contracts that were cut by the Trump administration. Here's what we learned: marketbrief.edweek.org/regulation-p...

What happens to student #privacy if ED is dismantled or disempowered? The 135+ state student data privacy laws don’t come close to covering the terrain addressed by FERPA and PPRA. @edweek.bsky.social @ariannaprothero.bsky.social @laurainegl.bsky.social www.edweek.org/technology/i...

“I’ve felt in the last couple of years the thing that was most prevalent and hardest to combat was not problems with skills—I’ve done that my whole life—but the apathy, the not wanting to try." www.edweek.org/state-of-tea... #EduSky #TheStateOfTeaching

Math anxiety can be crippling for students of all abilities and ages. Learn more in my latest for @edweek.bsky.social www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

I talked to three veteran teachers who have incorporated AI into their everyday practice. Here's how they use the emerging technology: www.edweek.org/technology/i... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #EdTech

Two new @edweek.bsky.social stories on Trump administration efforts to freeze K-12 spending approved by Congress: Me on electric buses/composting/other halted projects: www.edweek.org/policy-polit... Sarah Sparks/Sarah Schwartz on eliminated teacher prep programs: www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Hi #EduSky! Are you using AI in your K-12 math instruction? I'd love to chat with you for a story I'm working on. DM or email me at [email protected]. Thank you! #EduSkyAI

Is it ethical for teachers to use AI to grade? Can AI really coach teachers? What does AI look like in the classroom? Tackle those questions and dive into how AI is reshaping teachers' jobs with this new special report: www.edweek.org/technology/h...

Excited to share my @edweek.bsky.social project, Why School Isn’t Working For So Many Boys... Some stats were shocking, like boys, esp. Black boys, getting suspended in preschool, & how many boys think school's a waste of time. But there were bright spots, too. www.edweek.org/leadership/w...

More from @beeschultz3.bsky.social here: -Expanding Pell grants -Disbursing money approved by Congress -Uncertainty over programs that fall under DEI -Backing school choice -Mirroring Project 2025 www.edweek.org/policy-polit...