Education Resources

Getting Started

• Take a look at NYU Libraries Education Research Guide.
  On the Beat: Covering Education
  Free online tutorial geared towards journalists; you must register with News University. Developed in partnership with the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media.

  Course Description from News U.: “This course is designed to give journalism students and reporters new to the education beat a brief introduction to the most pressing issues facing the educational system today, along with tips on how to cover this beat.”

Finding Articles

• ERIC [NYU-Only]
  The education database. A freely searchable version is available at www.eric.ed.gov

• Education Full Text [NYU-Only]

Finding Statistics

• NCES: National Center for Education Statistics
• Digest of Education Statistics
  Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.

Education Blogs

• Favorite Education Blogs 2008
  From Jay Mathews of The Washington Post.