For 30 years, the Harvard Education Letter has emphasized quality reporting, writing and in-depth analysis. Here is a list of the awards won by the Letter and its contributors between 2002-2015.

2015

Finalist – Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) REVERE Award – Editorial – Best Overall Editorial – Professional Magazines

Finalist – Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) REVERE Award – Learned Article: “Engaging Young Minds with Philosophy” by Laura Pappano

2014

Finalist – Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) REVERE Award – Learned Article: “Changing the Face of Math” by Laura Pappano

2013

Second Place – Education Writer’s Association (EWA) – 2013 National Awards for Education Reporting – Thought Piece/Opinion: “Learning About Love” by Richard Weissbourd and Rebecca Givens Rolland

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Education “Newsletter or E-newsletter” for adults in the category of “Whole Publication”: Harvard Education Letter

Finalist – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best “Adult News Story”: “Course Credits on the Quick” by Andrew Brownstein

2012

Special Citation – EWA – 2012 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Opinion:  “Five Things High School Students Should Know About Race” by Lawrence Blum

Special Citation – EWA -- 2012 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Opinion:
“Promoting Moral Development in Schools” by Richard Weissbourd

Winner – AEP - Distinguished Achievement Award – “Best News Story” in the category of Adult Learning: “Stopping Sexual Harassment in Middle School” by Colleen Gillard

Special Citation – EWA – 2012 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Beat Reporting: Harvard Education Letter

Second Prize – EWA – 2012 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Series: Harvard Education Letter, Tech Talk

2011

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Editorial: “I Used to Think…And Now I Think…” by Richard F. Elmore

Special Citation – EWA – 2011 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Beat Reporting: Colleen Gillard, Lucy Hood, Patti Hartigan, Laura Pappano, Brigid Schulte, David McKay Wilson, Harvard Education Letter’s Education Coverage

Second Prize – EWA -- 2011 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Series: Harvard Education Letter, Tech Talk

Second Prize – EWA -- 2011 National Awards for Education Reporting – Small Market, Opinion: Harvard Education Letter, “Good Teachers (the Movie You Will Never See)” by Colleen Gillard

2010

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Newsletter, Adult Learning: Harvard Education Letter

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Awards – Best Editorial: “Manga Is My Life” by Michael Bitz

Finalist – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Awards: “‘Platooning’ Instruction” by Lucy Hood

Special Citation – EWA – 2010 National Awards for Education Reporting – “The Invisible Hand in Education Policy” by David McKay Wilson

2009

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Editorial: “The ‘Quiet’ Troubles of Low-Income Children” by Richard Weissbourd

2008

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Newsletter, Adult Learning: Harvard Education Letter
 
Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Learned Article: “Small Kids, Big Words” by Laura Pappano

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Editorial: “High-Stakes Testing and the Corruption of America’s Schools” by Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berliner

2007

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Whole Publication, Newsletter, Adult Learning: Harvard Education Letter

2004

Winner – AEP – Distinguished Achievement Award – Best Learned Article: “Can Educators and Researchers Really Work Together to Improve Learning?” by Michael Sadowski

2002
Winner – AEP – Best Editorial: “The Limits of ‘Change’” by Richard F. Elmore

Winner – National Press Club – Newsletter Journalism Award, Analysis: “Sexual Minority Students Benefit from School-Based Support—Where It Exists” by Michael Sadowski