Virginia Edwards has been president of Editorial Projects in Education since 1997 and editor of Education Week since 1989. She oversees the corporation that publishes Education Week and Teacher Magazine. She is a frequent speaker to educational policy groups. She previously worked with The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, assisting Ernest L. Boyer on a number of projects. She began her journalism career with The Courier-Journal, first as copy editor, then assistant regional editor, and then statehouse reporter covering education issues. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with degrees in journalism and political science.