In 2016, Lenz retired from her position as publisher, and Catalyst and The Reporter began a merger that aims to
broaden education coverage by examining other issues, besides schools, that have an impact on student learning.
In his time as managing editor of
Education Week Teacher and assistant managing editor of
Education Week, he guided and helped expand
coverage of the teaching profession, with an emphasis on practitioner voice; led a significant increase in traffic for the
Education Week Teacher website; managed and edited several award - winning blogs; oversaw web design and analytics as well as social media outreach; coordinated webinars, virtual roundtables, and other interactive features and events; and expanded editorial partnerships to
broaden the publication's content.