| 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 |
 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 |
 July 3, 2009 |
Op-ed by EDC’s Anara Guard about preventing the deaths of children left in hot cars. More |
 June 25, 2009 |
EDC’s Mary Burns authors a case study on coaching teachers to use Web 2.0 tools in Indonesian classrooms. More |
 April 20, 2009 |
Op-ed by EDC’s Ron Slaby and Kim Storey on the role bystanders can play in preventing bullying. More |
 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 |
 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 |
 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 |
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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 |
 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 |
 November 1, 2006 |
This commentary by EDC’s Barbara Scott Nelson and Annette Sassi examines how elementary principals think about mathematics instruction. More |
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October 3, 2006 |
Letter from EDC’s Amy Aparicio Clark that discusses the importance of involving immigrant parents in their children’s education. More |
 August 30, 2006 |
Op-ed by EDC President and CEO Luther Luedtke proposes a study-and-development program for college students. More |
 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 |