Media Coverage

In a blog post EDC research about the educational benefits of video games is cited.

Shari Kessel Schneider discusses the methodology of EDC’s research concerning the sending of explicit text messages (“sexting”) by teens who took part in the MetroWest (MA) Adolescent Health Survey. The biannual survey is funded by the MetroWest Health Foundation.

EDC’s Shari Kessel Schneider discusses the prevalence of teens sending and receiving sexually explicit text messages (sexting). Her comments are based on the results of the biannual MetroWest (MA) Adolescent Health Survey funded by the MetroWest Health Foundation.

EDC researcher Shari Kessel discusses the findings of a new study that compares cyberbullying and school bullying and their associations with psychological distress among high school students in MetroWest Boston (read the EDC press release). The study, funded by the MetroWest Health Foundation, is published in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

Shari Kessel Schneider discusses EDC research on the sending of explicit text messages (“sexting”) by teens who took part in the MetroWest (MA) Adolescent Health Survey. The biannual survey is funded by the MetroWest Health Foundation.

EDC’s Beng Anago discuses efforts in the Philippines to empower schools and communities to identify their own education needs, and plan and implement projects to address them.

EDC’s Shelley Pasnik discusses the innovative use of videos by the Khan Academy to teach students.

EDC’s Robert Spielvogel and Norma Evans discuss the use of U.S. learning and teaching models in international settings.

EDC’s Beng Añago in the Philippines describes how improving teachers’ reading skills has led to higher levels of achievement for students.

EDC’s South Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction is providing learning opportunities and civic education to students and others who do not have the opportunity to receive an education in the world’s newest nation.

John Rosiak of the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention talks about truancy in this story in The Indianapolis Star.

On The Leonard Lopate Show, EDC’s Shelley Pasnik answers questions from the host and call-in audience about the benefits and drawbacks of children using technology.

Cornelia Brunner of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology describes EDC’s efforts to create and use video games that teach students about scientific concepts.

EDC’s Shaqodoon project is providing young people in Somalia with the skills needed to earn a livelihood.