Articles

Each month, EDC posts several new feature articles. This page provides an archive of past articles, including reports of emerging research and profiles of new EDC publications and Web sites.
  • 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.

  • Khadar Bashir-Ali returned from Hargeisa, Somaliland, where she is leading an effort to educate children in schools and refugee settlements.

  • In Colombia, teachers use songs, games, and dramas to teach basic English to rural students in grades 1–3.

  • Trainees administer antibiotics as part of a session on goat husbandry.

    In the Philippines, youth are seizing the opportunity to learn new, marketable skills.

  • The Power of Knowledge, illustration by Michele Shortley

    Undeterred by a lack of resources, students in Somalia and Liberia are energized by locally produced reading materials.

  • Creating a bridge between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners isn’t always easy. But Jill Weber is working on it.

  • A new professional development program is changing the way mathematics is taught and learned.

  • 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.

  • Cipher Force

    Using Nintendo consoles and tablet devices, EDC projects are tapping middle school students’ natural interest in play to make learning about science more engaging.

  • A large-scale EDC study shows that cyberbullying is associated with psychological distress and poorer school performance.

  • A new guide trains school leaders to recognize and support young children who are exposed to violence at home.

  • EDC is using social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to share information about health promotion and disease prevention.

  • Basic educational materials are being delivered to schools in the DRC.

    New materials are helping teachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo refresh their skills and boost the math and French learning of their students.

  • 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.

  • Bowen Kerins returned from Park City, Utah, where he led a workshop designed to change how teachers think about mathematics.

  • By providing leadership development opportunities, the Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative is improving outcomes for students with disabilities in the nation’s urban schools.

  • A new video-based professional development resource is helping teachers envision and implement better classroom strategies.

  • 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.

  • A new system for training and evaluating teachers is transforming education in the West African nation of Benin.

  • 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.

  • The Bullying Prevention and Research Institute works with school administrators and teachers to address the growing problem of bullying.

  • Experienced mathematics teachers are trained to provide onsite expertise and help other teachers build their skills and improve their teaching techniques.

  • For students learning to read and write, including parents in the process can improve results.

  • States, communities, and schools are coming together during Bullying Awareness Month to raise awareness and improve prevention efforts.

  • Jim Vetter was recently in Vietnam to help train individuals to lead community-based peer support groups for recovering heroin addicts.

  • Teacher Asunta Adiru talks with Admistrator Shah.

    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.

  • Through a series of EDC-developed audio programs, Somali youth learn how to become financially responsible.

  • New skills have helped Chaya Umesh Chandra expand her business.

    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.

  • 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.”

  • 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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