NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: February 2000
Media Contact: Ted Elston - 405.416.2181
telston@educationworld.com
Education-World.com and Weekly Reader Announce Partnership and Seal of Approval
(Oklahoma City, Ok) - In January, Education WorldŽ (www.education-world.com) received the Weekly ReaderŽ Seal of Approval for its award-winning Internet resource guide for educators. The gold "seal", allocated to products, services or programs that go above and beyond in their contributions to the educational development of young children, represents a gold "star" from teachers across the country.
Also announced, Education World will now be the official search engine for Weekly Reader's online product, Weekly Reader Galaxy (www.weeklyreader.com). Visitors to weeklyreader.com will now have access to the 120,000+ links provided by the Education World search engine.
"As the oldest and largest publisher of periodicals for the classroom, the Weekly Reader name has grown to be synonymous with "quality" when it comes to the K-12 education market," Education World President Brian Mauck said. "This seal truly signifies the acceptance of our product by the educational services market through their utilization of the Internet in the classroom."
"One of the main reasons FamilyPC magazine named education-world.com the best education website was that its portal engine searched 120,000 websites personally reviewed and selected by EW editors having backgrounds in education," said Gregory Hilbert, Weekly Reader Corporation's Director of New Business Development. "We're pleased to confer in 2000 the Weekly Reader Seal of Approval on education-world.com, and delighted to give the many users of weeklyreader.com quick access to its superb search engine. I foresee many opportunities to expand and extend our relationship."
Education World, based in Oklahoma City, is the Internet's largest and most widely recognized education-specific search engine and reference site. The search engine is appropriate for all ages and searchable by subject or grade level. The site also offers weekly original content - lesson planning activities, curriculum ideas, education site reviews, worldwide education employment listings, forums, education news and many other features to assist those interested in education.
Weekly Reader Galaxy is the proud recipient of numerous awards for excellence in Internet publishing. Among the organizations recognizing Weekly Reader Galaxy are The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, FamilyTrack, Education World, and EduNET. Also, Weekly Reader Galaxy was the first Web site ever to win the prestigious Golden Lamp award for excellence from the Association of Educational Publishers.
