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The desire to learn is powerful—even in regions devastated by war, corruption, poverty, instability, lack of resources, and natural disaster. Cornelia Janke talks about the critical role of education in rebuilding fragile environments around the world.
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The new study will examine how schools, parents, and social networking sites can work together to keep kids safe from cyberbullying.
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New opportunities for training are boosting teaching—and education—in Pakistan.
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When kids are healthier, they are better learners. A new Head Start center is helping families access the care they need.
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New toolkit offers schools and districts a community-based approach to addressing student health.
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Is there an ideal timeline for students to take Algebra 1? EDC experts weigh in.
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EDC is helping lead the way as states implement the Common Core standards.
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A new guide trains school leaders to recognize and support young children who are exposed to violence at home.
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In Colombia, teachers use songs, games, and dramas to teach basic English to rural students in grades 1–3.
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Using Nintendo consoles and tablet devices, EDC projects are tapping middle school students’ natural interest in play to make learning about science more engaging.
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On Digital Learning Day, events showcasing innovative and promising uses of digital learning will be occurring in classrooms and on computer screens across the country.
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Khadar Bashir-Ali returned from Hargeisa, Somaliland, where she is leading an effort to educate children in schools and refugee settlements.
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In Mindanao, a region of the Philippines long affected by conflict, workforce training opens new doors for young people who have left school.
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Undeterred by a lack of resources, students in Somalia and Liberia are energized by locally produced reading materials.
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Creating a bridge between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners isn’t always easy. But Jill Weber is working on it.
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A new professional development program is changing the way mathematics is taught and learned.
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As baby boomers age out of the workforce, community colleges are poised at the forefront of efforts to prepare new workers with skills in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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A large-scale EDC study shows that cyberbullying is associated with psychological distress and poorer school performance.
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EDC is using social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to share information about health promotion and disease prevention.
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Bowen Kerins returned from Park City, Utah, where he led a workshop designed to change how teachers think about mathematics.
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By providing leadership development opportunities, the Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative is improving outcomes for students with disabilities in the nation’s urban schools.
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A new video-based professional development resource is helping teachers envision and implement better classroom strategies.
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A new resource from EDC and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers guidance to schools that may be unsure of how to respond after a suicide.
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Local organizations that have developed innovative ways to reduce substance abuse in their communities are receiving assistance from EDC to grow and share what they have learned.
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The Bullying Prevention and Research Institute works with school administrators and teachers to address the growing problem of bullying.
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EDC’s Joyce Malyn-Smith discusses the role community colleges can have in improving the United States’ competitive edge in the global marketplace by training workers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills.
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Experienced mathematics teachers are trained to provide onsite expertise and help other teachers build their skills and improve their teaching techniques.
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New materials are helping teachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo refresh their skills and boost the math and French learning of their students.
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A new system for training and evaluating teachers is transforming education in the West African nation of Benin.
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For students learning to read and write, including parents in the process can improve results.
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