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AEP Fact Sheet |
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) is the professional association for publishers of supplemental educational materials. Its membership represents the breadth of educational content developers and service providers delivering progressive products in both print and electronic formats to today's schools and colleges. Founded in 1895, AEP now assists its members in navigating the global realities of publishing in the 21st century through its professional development programming, government relations efforts, and opportunities for collaboration and partnership.
Mission
The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) supports publishers of supplemental instructional materials. AEP advances and advocates its membership by:
- Promoting the value of supplemental materials in all media as essential learning resources
- Offering opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, interaction, and communication within the industry and beyond
- Advocating supplemental education and publishing issues with state and federal governmental agencies
- Providing timely research, information, and analysis to its members
- Recognizing products and services that support the diversity of students and teachers
History
The Educational Press Association of America was founded in 1895 by a small group of editors to exchange information and to promote open expression of educational opinion. For more than 100 years, it existed as a university-supported organization, most recently on the campus of Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J. As technology grew, publishing expanded from print to multimedia; in 1995, the board decided that the Association should be expanded to reflect the changing publishing industry.
Membership (As of February 2008)
AEP's diverse membership consists of 290 publishers, non-profit organizations, education associations, service providers, and freelance workers involved directly or indirectly with the publishing of educational materials.
- 143 Corporate members
- 46 Individual/Freelance members
- 46 Nonprofit/School members
- 43 Affiliate members
Executive Committee
- President: Rachelle Cracchiolo, President & CEO of Teacher Created Materials, currently presides over the Board until June 2008.
- President-Elect: Richard Casabonne is CEO of Casabonne Associates Inc.
- Vice President: Suzanne I. Barchers, Ed. D., is Editor in Chief and Vice President, LeapFrog SchoolHouse.
- Treasurer: Neal Goff, President of Weekly Reader Publishing
- CEO: Charlene F. Gaynor came to AEP from Learning, a national magazine for elementary teachers, where she was publisher.
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