Testimonials

“We have relied on CommunicationWorks for comprehensive public affairs services to advance Achieve’s policy agenda through three National Education Summits and our work with 22 states to raise requirements and expectations for high school graduation. Their work has included developing communications plans; writing messages, speeches, and op-ed pieces; overseeing polling research; coordinating with state leaders; and releasing reports on state policies and progress. They bring real energy, creativity, and expert solutions and have earned our full confidence in managing the heavy workload that we often throw their way.”

—Mike Cohen, president,
Achieve, Inc.

"If Education Week is the newspaper of record in the education field, CommunicationWorks is the public affairs firm of record. Reporters and educators across 50 states now eagerly await our annual studies, Quality Counts and Technology Counts, thanks to the tireless work of the CommunicationWorks team. The clipping books of news coverage now fill an entire wall of our library. When we need public attention and strategic counsel, there's only one firm we consider."

— Virginia Edwards, editor,
Education Week

"CommunicationWorks has spearheaded outreach for the Education Schools Project, a national effort to improve the quality of teacher and school leader education in the United States. They have helped get us on the map and garner prominent media attention, host events, edit and publish reports, and identify sources for supplemental research. Through the years, Teachers College often turned to CW for strategic communications and media support, and they always came through. Their work ranges from excellent to outstanding."

—Arthur Levine, former president of Teachers College and
current president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

"Taking raw polling data and translating those numbers into information that is useful, meaningful, and constructive for the public is a science mastered by few. During our work together on the Essential Profession polls and in the firm's ongoing support of efforts to ensure that every student has access to a highly qualified teacher, CommunicationWorks has been masterful in leveraging polling, education, and communications to gain the attention of the public and opinion leaders nationwide. The staff's knowledge of the issues and persistence in getting the story told has helped forever change the way we think about teaching."

—Lou Harris, pollster and chair,
Recruiting New Teachers

"CommunicationWorks worked with us to attract front-page media coverage nationwide for our report, Sex Education in America: A View from Inside the Nation's Classrooms. The press event and ensuing outreach coordinated by the firm has helped to engage the key stakeholders involved in shaping sex education policy and practice in a more informed discussion about the relevant issues. As a result, parents, educators and policymakers across the nation are making decisions using the new resources and informational materials developed as part of the outreach, and communities in over 46 states are hosting local meetings and using the tools as a blueprint for improving the health and future of young people." 

—Tina Hoff, Vice President and Director of Entertainment Media Partnerships,
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation