 October 8, 2008 |
Shelley Pasnik of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology discusses the Living Room Candidate Web site, which offers an archive of TV and Web advertisements from past presidential elections. More |
 September 24, 2008 |
EDC is working with the free online community “Curriki” to create content for a national education portal in India and other countries. More |
 September 10, 2008 |
EDC’s Jerry Reed discusses suicide prevention, and statistics from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC are cited. More |
 September 5, 2008 |
EDC’s Shelley Pasnik discusses technology that allows parents to track their children’s lunch-money spending, schoolwork habits, and tardiness. More |
 September 2, 2008 |
EDC’s Cornelia Brunner talks about a new generation of video games. More |
 September 1, 2008 |
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $9.2 million to EDC’s Center for Children and Technology. More |
 July 16, 2008 |
EDC is using radio lessons to reach students in the Indian state of Bihar. More |
 July 2, 2008 |
EDC’s Daniel Light was in Amman, Jordan to renew the Jordan Education Initiative (JEI). The Queen of Jordan praised the JEI’s continued ability to draw more partners from around the world five years after its launch, serving as a testament to the initiative’s success. More |
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July 1, 2008 |
EDC and Curriki, an online education community, announce their collaboration at the National Educational Computing Conference in San Antonio. More |
 June 22, 2008 |
EDC’s EQUALLS 2 Project in the Philippines will help build classrooms and rehabilitate old school buildings in the region of Mindanao, with $2.5-million in new funds from the US Agency for International Development. More |
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April 9, 2008 |
EDC’s Feysal Osman is honored as one of the George Lucas Educational Foundation’s “Global Six” for his work broadcasting educational radio programs in Somalia. More |
 April 4, 2008 |
Benefits given to EDC employees are discussed by our human resources director, Joanna Jones. More |
 March 25, 2008 |
William Tally of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology discusses the accuracy of educational videos posted to the Web. More |
 March 13, 2008 |
EDC’s IDEJEN program is a key focus of First Lady Laura Bush’s visit to Haiti. More |
 March 13, 2008 |
First Lady Laura Bush visits EDC’s IDEJEN program, which provides literacy and job skills to youths in Haiti. More |
 February 21, 2008 |
Helen Stubbs of EDC’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention promotes partnerships to prevent off campus drinking. More |
 January 31, 2008 |
EDC’s Angela Chen describes issues facing NGOs in Taiwan. More |
 January 20, 2008 |
EDC’s Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care consults with The Jason Program, a group of medical professionals who help the parents of sick children deal with reality in the middle of life-and- death issues. More |
 December 28, 2007 |
Ford PAS, an EDC program that encourages high school students to pursue their education and build careers, is highlighted. More |
 December 28, 2007 |
EDC weighs in on factors to consider when trying to change children’s bad habits such as nail biting or thumb sucking. More |
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December 19, 2007 |
EDC’s Cindy Hoisington writes about training for preschool teachers. More |
 December 7, 2007 |
EDC’s Janet Price is interviewed regarding the harm that could result from tickling very young children. More |
 November 30, 2007 |
EDC’s Shelley Pasnik discusses how technology has changed the way people socialize. More |
 November 14, 2007 |
EDC’s Kristen Layton and Cynthia Mata Aguilar discuss the need to create an enriching environment for all students. More |
 October 26, 2007 |
Suzanne Simard discusses EDC’s interactive radio instruction project in Tanzania. More |
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September 29, 2007 |
Fifteen-year old Alibai Alim and other children in war-torn Mindanao have returned to school with help from EDC’s EQUALLS2 project. More |
 September 26, 2007 |
Multicultural preschool programs are needed more than ever, says EDC’s Costanza Eggers-Piérola. More |
 August 25, 2007 |
EDC’s Helen Stubbs discusses changing the environment on college campuses to reduce drug and alcohol-related problems. More |
 July 29, 2007 |
Cornelia Brunner of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology discusses how online games can teach young children about money. More |
 July 22, 2007 |
Bill Potter, EDC’s chief of party in the Philippines, discusses our work there to improve education quality and access for 180,000 out-of-school youth (OSY) and 300,000 school children in three regions of the country. More |