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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 Colombia, teachers use songs, games, and dramas to teach basic English to rural students in grades 1–3.
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In the Philippines, youth are seizing the opportunity to learn new, marketable skills.
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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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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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A large-scale EDC study shows that cyberbullying is associated with psychological distress and poorer school performance.
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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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EDC is using social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to share information about health promotion and disease prevention.
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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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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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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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A new system for training and evaluating teachers is transforming education in the West African nation of Benin.
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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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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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For students learning to read and write, including parents in the process can improve results.
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States, communities, and schools are coming together during Bullying Awareness Month to raise awareness and improve prevention efforts.
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Jim Vetter was recently in Vietnam to help train individuals to lead community-based peer support groups for recovering heroin addicts.
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The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development recently experienced firsthand the work of EDC’s programs in southern Sudan, a region long affected by conflict.
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Through a series of EDC-developed audio programs, Somali youth learn how to become financially responsible.
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Educating girls and women has been shown to boost economic productivity, reduce poverty, and increase per capita income. A number of EDC programs work to broaden girls’ horizons through education and skills building.
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EDC’s Norma Evans discusses her literacy and development work in Africa. “For children in resource-poor countries, literacy is social and economic capital. It allows them to participate more fully in society and to access better jobs.”
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A new guide from EDC teaches foster parents how to help and support children who are suicidal. It is part of a series about suicide prevention customized for various audience.
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