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Benefits of EWA Membership 

The National Education Writers Association (EWA) is the professional organization for members of the news media who specialize in education. We support training and other professional development for journalists as part of our mission to increase the quantity and quality of education coverage. EWA provides members with a valuable community of colleagues and timely resources to help them better cover current issues and emerging trends.

If you are new to EWA, we invite you to register with us on the Join EWA page. This is all you need to do to join the community. 

If your membership has expired and you want to continue as a member, we want you to update your contact and background information. Please go here  to review and update your current record. Please do not fill out the survey form for new members, as that will create a duplicate record. 

If you have questions, please contact Glen Baity (gbaity@ewa.org)

Make a contribution?

EWA no longer charges membership dues, but we need support from our members more than ever. Please go here to contribute to EWA's future. Funds will be used to build the EWA scholarship fund for journalists and other education writers, support our annual reporting contest, and help EWA expand online programming.

Who We Are

Journalist Members

Journalist members spend a major portion of their time reporting or interpreting education and work for print, broadcast, blogs and online media with a general audience or circulation - or they freelance for these media. 

Reporter benefits:

  • A higher-ed and K-12 listserv for reporters to share story ideas and sources;
  • Discounted seminars and free regional workshops;
  • Full access to the EWA members-only Web site;
  • Guidebooks and tips to covering issues;
  • A biweekly newsletter, the Education Reporter; and,
  • Sourcelists, backgrounders and other EWA publications free of charge.

Advocate Members

Advocate membership is open to anyone interested in education issues - reporters and writers for education organizations and institutions, as well as educators, public information officers, education policy-makers, and others interested in the way education is reported. Advocate members receive virtually the same benefits as reporter members, but do not have access to the K-12 and higher-ed listservs. Instead, an advocate listserv is available for members to exchange ideas.

Advocate benefits:

  • An advocate listserv to share ideas and resources;
  • Discounted seminars and free regional workshops;
  • Full access to the EWA members only Web site;
  • Guidebooks, including online access to Covering the Education Beat;
  • A bimonthly newsletter, the Education Reporter; and,
  • Sourcelists, backgrounders and other EWA publications free of charge.

Future Education Reporters, Writers, Researchers

Students who have an interest in education issues and are exploring a possible career in journalism or in education research have full access to the members-only site and EWA publications. Listserv access is available to journalism students.

Student benefits:

  • Free access to annual seminars (no food functions) and free regional workshops;
  • Full access to the EWA members-only Web site;
  • Guidebooks, including online access to Covering the Education Beat;
  • A bimonthly newsletter, the Education Reporter; and,
  • Sourcelists, backgrounders and other EWA publications free of charge.