Media Coverage


IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks) May 26, 2011	EDC’s Shaqodoon project is providing young people in Somalia with the skills needed to earn a livelihood.	More
Internal Medicine News April 22, 2011	David A. Litts of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC describes research surrounding an effort to place suicide prevention materials in hospital emergency departments.	More
Fort Worth Star Telegram April 18, 2011	As part of the National Center on Scaling Up Effective Schools, EDC is helping the Fort Worth, Texas school district identify low-achieving schools and transfer effective practices there.	More
The Huffington Post April 15, 2011	Research conducted by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discusses the connection between suicide and unemployment. The report concluded that “economic circumstances themselves are insufficient to cause a suicide; in fact, we do not know of any single factor that is sufficient on its own to ‘cause’ a suicide.”	More
Education Week April 1, 2011	Science and early childhood researchers at EDC are interviewed about how to foster scientific curiosity in children outside the classroom.	More
Science Speaks March 25, 2011	David Rochkind, the photographer behind the educational website www.TBEpidemic.org, describes the experience of working with EDC to develop the site.	More
WBUR (NPR Boston) March 15, 2011	NPR’s “All Things Considered” highlights EDC’s Chronic Care Community Corps project which helps families care for aging loved ones.	More
Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2011	A teacher in EDC’s Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS2) project was recently honored for her work with out-of-school Badjao youth in the Philippines.	More
WAMC March 11, 2011	EDC’s Kim Storey, co-author of the “Eyes on Bullying” curriculum, tells preschool teachers that bullying can begin early.	More
The Huffington Post February 23, 2011	Defending public broadcasting, the President of PBS mentions EDC’s Shelley Pasnik and our research on multimedia programming.	More
Chicago Tribune February 21, 2011	A story about teens who seek help for mental health issues mentions the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC.	More
Chronicle of Philanthropy February 20, 2011	EDC’s director of communications is interviewed regarding the use of technology to lure readers to an annual report.	More
The Parent Paper February 1, 2011	Kim Storey and Ron Slaby, authors of EDC’s Eyes on Bullying program, say a New Jersey law should focus on prevention, not punishment.	More
The Times of India January 20, 2011	EDC and its local partners are providing India’s Muslim youth with access to educational and vocational programs.	More
New York Times January 17, 2011	In a published letter in The New York Times, EDC’s Naomi Hupert takes issue with a story about open classrooms, saying they are not a new innovation, and proponents should consult existing research on teaching and learning.	More
AllAfrica January 2, 2011	Writer Maggie Fick describes EDC’s Sudan Radio Service and her visit with reporters at the new station in Juba, Southern Sudan.	More
WBUR (NPR Boston) December 22, 2010	Ned Rimer discusses EDC’s Chronic Care Community Corps on Radio Boston, a program of WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. The EDC project assists families dealing with chronic illness and end-of-life-care.	More
Educational Leadership December 22, 2010	In the new issue of Educational Leadership, EDC Trustee Vivien Stewart describes how teachers are recruited and prepared around the world.	More
The Daily Star (Lebanon) December 21, 2010	The United States Agency for International Development awards EDC $75 million to focus on education in public schools.	More
U.S. News & World Report December 15, 2010	Elana Premack Sandler of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC says not every person who dies by suicide has a psychiatric history.	More
ABC News December 10, 2010	Inclusive Schools Week, developed by EDC, is celebrated in hundreds of communities, including in this school in San Francisco.	More
Campus Technology December 9, 2010	EDC Chief Technology Officer Bob Spielvogel is one of three edtech experts asked to discuss technology trends for the year ahead.	More
The Times of India December 1, 2010	EDC’s Sunita Singh describes how radio is being used in India to improve academic achievement and teach English to students at 70,000 schools.	More
KPBS Public Broadcasting November 16, 2010	A California radio program includes EDC’s Paul Goldenberg as a featured panelist discussing the teaching of algebra.	More
Washington Post November 12, 2010	Elana Premack Sandler of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discusses suicide on college campuses.	More
The Associated Press November 11, 2010	Anara Guard of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discusses media coverage of bullied teens committing suicide.	More
Euronews October 29, 2010	In a program examining what makes a good teacher, EDC’s program to train teachers in Zanzibar via radio is featured.	More
The Associated Press October 25, 2010	Statistics from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center about suicides among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender teens are cited.	More
NBC News October 20, 2010	Shelley Pasnik of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology is interviewed by NBC News in New York about smartphones and children.	More
The Bay Citizen (California) September 23, 2010	David Riley of EDC’s Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative conducted an audit of San Francisco programs and recommended that special education students be placed in regular classrooms.	More