GreatSchools.org Honored as Top ‘Family & Parenting’ and ‘Education’ Website in 27th Annual Communicator Awards

Nonprofit site receives two “Awards of Distinction;” elevated among 6,000 worldwide entries

OAKLAND, CA (May 20, 2021) — Educational nonprofit GreatSchools today announced that its website, GreatSchools.org, has been recognized with two Communicator Awards for Best Family & Parenting and Best Education website. As the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for communication professionals, the 27th Annual Communicator Awards received over 6,000 entries from around the world across seven categories.

GreatSchools.org earned two “Awards of Distinction” in the digital category, as determined by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA). The AIVA is an invitation-only member-based organization of leading professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to embracing progress and the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.

“The work entered in to this year’s 27th Annual Communicator Awards is even more impressive than in seasons’ past. This year’s entries are a truly stellar embodiment of our ‘Communication is everything’ tagline,” said Eva McCloskey, managing director of the AIVA. She added, “On behalf of the Academy, I would like to thank all of this season’s entrants for their willingness to produce such boundary-pushing, effective, and outstanding work.”

Over 46 million users visit GreatSchools.org annually to learn about schools in their area, explore research insights, and access free, evidence-based parenting resources to support their child’s learning. Recent data indicate that approximately 40% of these visitors are from households earning less than $50,000 per year.

“At GreatSchools we pride ourselves on giving parents access to essential education information to help their child learn and thrive, in and out of the classroom,” said GreatSchools CEO Jon Deane. “This recognition affirms that our website remains one of our strongest tools to do just that. We are ecstatic to receive these Communicator Awards and look forward to continuing to evolve our website to meet the needs of more parents and families in pursuit of a great education for every child.”

In addition to the Communicator Awards, GreatSchools also recently celebrated its parenting podcast, Like a Sponge, for receiving two nominations in the 25th Annual Webby Awards. Like a Sponge’s nominations for Best Limited Series Podcast and Best Individual Podcast Episode in the Science & Education category cemented it among the top 10% of the nearly 13,500 record-breaking global entries.

For more information about the Communicator Awards and to view the complete list of winners, visit communicatorawards.com. To explore GreatSchools’ award-winning website, visit GreatSchools.org.

About GreatSchools:

GreatSchools is the leading national nonprofit empowering parents with essential information to improve educational opportunities for their child. Using GreatSchools’ trusted ratings and school quality information, parents can find the right school for their family and take action to improve schools in their communities. Thousands of articles, tips and interactive tools offer parents easy-to-use resources to support their child’s learning and wellbeing every day. Families, community leaders, and policymakers turn to GreatSchools for the school information they need to guide children to great futures.

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About The Communicator Awards

The Communicator Awards is the leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for marketing and communications professionals. Founded by passionate communications professionals over two decades ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best digital, mobile, audio, video, and social content the industry has to offer. The Communicator Awards is widely recognized as one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.