Beacon Award for Excellence

Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) — 

WestEd's R&D Alert has won a 2012 Beacon Award for Excellence in Marketing Newsletters from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Winning entries undergo two rounds of judging by a select pool of educators and educational publishing professionals. Entries are judged on conceptualization, excellence in execution, integration of editorial and design, and effective use of the medium.

Communications staff produce R&D Alert in conjunction with colleagues throughout the agency.