Commentary


Boston Globe August 15, 2010	A letter to the editor by Kim Storey, co-author of EDC’s Eyes on Bullying curriculum, discusses bullying at summer camp.	More
New York Times January 1, 2010	David Browning’s letter to the editor promotes educating doctors on the subject of end-of-life care.	More
December 1, 2009	Scott Pulizzi on the role students and teachers play in raising awareness of HIV and AIDS.	More
Boston Business Journal November 27, 2009	Joyce Malyn-Smith describes EDC’s efforts to connect math and science education in the classroom to careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.	More
TCPalm (Florida) August 17, 2009	EDC’s Anara Guard offers a proposal to daycare centers and preschools: mandate a call-in policy so parents and providers can be alerted if a child is absent. The proposal seeks to prevent the 30-40 child suffocation deaths that occur each year when children are left behind in a vehicle.	More
Education Week July 15, 2009	Letter from EDC’s Siobhan Bredin about exposing young people, particularly girls and under underrepresented groups, to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).	More
Providence Journal July 3, 2009	Op-ed by EDC’s Anara Guard about preventing the deaths of children left in hot cars.	More
eLearn Magazine June 25, 2009	EDC’s Mary Burns authors a case study on coaching teachers to use Web 2.0 tools in Indonesian classrooms.	More
Boston Herald April 20, 2009	Op-ed by EDC’s Ron Slaby and Kim Storey on the role bystanders can play in preventing bullying.	More
Boston Business Journal January 12, 2009	Op-ed by EDC’s Judi Sandler and Barbara Brauner Berns discusses the need to prepare Massachusetts students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.	More
Chronicle of Higher Education April 18, 2008	EDC’s Mort Silverman of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center authors this piece on the one-year anniversary of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech.	More
March 10, 2008	A commentary calling on the state of Massachusetts to focus more on science education.	More
November 29, 2007	Commentary about an EDC program that empowers Palestinian youth.	More
Arizona Republic July 14, 2007	Op-ed by EDC’s Anara Guard about preventing the deaths of children left in hot cars.	More
July 7, 2007	Deborah L. Dokken of EDC’s Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care discusses end-of-life care for seriously ill children.	More
Education Week May 23, 2007	Shelley Pasnik, in EDC’s Center for Children and Technology, co-authored this Commentary about the need to find ways to measure a student’s ability to apply knowledge to complex and challenging tasks.	More
Washington Post May 8, 2007	Deborah Dokken, associate director for EDC’s Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care, pens this letter to the editor about clinicians who exhibit compassion.	More
April 26, 2007	In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, five steps to maintain the health and safety of college students are offered.	More
November 28, 2006	EDC’s David Riley discusses efforts to provide all children with a quality education, including minorities, students of low socio-economic status, students just learning English, and students with disabilities.	More
Principal November 1, 2006	This commentary by EDC’s Barbara Scott Nelson and Annette Sassi examines how elementary principals think about mathematics instruction.	More
Education Week October 3, 2006	Letter from EDC’s Amy Aparicio Clark that discusses the importance of involving immigrant parents in their children’s education.	More
Baltimore Sun August 30, 2006	Op-ed by EDC President and CEO Luther Luedtke proposes a study-and-development program for college students.	More
Boston Globe March 21, 2006	This op-ed, written by EDC’s Cornelia Janke, outlines positive changes taking place in education and community development. Janke directs EDC’s Literacy and Community Empowerment Program in Afghanistan.	More