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  • EDC Expert in EdWeek Webinar on Professional Development
    EDC’s Barbara Treacy will examine the role of interactive technologies in teacher professional development during an online event hosted by Education Week.
  • Publishers Weekly Reviews EDC Book on Gender

    More Than Title IX: How Equity in Education has Shaped the Nation, a new book written by staff from EDC and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. has been reviewed by Publishers Weekly. The book blends historical analysis and personal narratives to tell the story of gender equity in education, highlighting the years surrounding the passage of Title IX.

  • Webinar on Dropout Prevention
    The Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands at EDC is hosting an interactive, online event to look at six recommendations for reducing dropout rates and how they can be used by district and school administrators to keep kids in school.
  • August 25 Webinar: Reading Achievement in High-Need Schools

    The Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands at EDC is hosting an interactive, online event to look at the impact of a computer-based program on reading achievement in 32 high-need schools in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

    This free event will take place on August 25th at noon, to register visit: http://www.relnei.org/events.upcoming.thinkingreader.php

  • EDC Expert Takes Part in Ed Week Chat on Online Learning

    Barbara Treacy of EDC’s EdTech Leaders Online program was a featured expert in an online chat focused on getting the most out of Web-based learning. A transcript of the chat is available on Education Week’s website.

  • Webinar on Parental Involvement

    The Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) hosts an interactive online event to explore strategies used by schools to engage parents in their children’s education. The webinar is based on a recent REL-NEI report on parent engagement.

  • Congressional Delegation Visits Youth Center in West Bank

    EDC’s Ruwwad Youth Corps talks about the lives of young Palestinians.

  • The Economic Crisis and Suicide Risk

    The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC conducted a March 12, 2009 webinar on the relationships between unemployment, economic crises and suicide. The webinar describes the media recommendations for safe and effective reporting and offers ideas for ensuring that prevention is addressed.

  • Webinar on Inspiring Students to Pursue Math and Science Careers

    An interactive, online event about motivating students in grades 6-9 to consider careers in math and science is taking place on March 31, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

  • Webinar on Supporting Low-Performing Schools and Districts

    The Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI) is hosting an interactive, online event describing how eight state education agencies work with low-performing schools and districts under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.