Media Coverage


Education Week September 20, 2010	EDC’s Barbara Treacy is quoted regarding certification requirements.	More
Education Week September 1, 2010	In her blog, “Digital Education,” reporter Katie Ash writes about EDC’s online professional development program, EdTech Leaders Online.	More
New York Times August 1, 2010	David Riley of EDC’s Urban Special Education Leadership Collaborative lists the top three school districts that have successfully included students with disabilities in regular school activities.	More
Philippine Daily Inquirer July 31, 2010	More than 300 out-of-school youths in the Philippines completed vocational courses as part of EDC’s Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills Project.	More
MetroWest Daily News July 19, 2010	Elana Premack Sandler of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discusses steps that can reduce suicide, including limiting access to firearms and certain medications.	More
Oncology Times June 25, 2010	EDC’s David Browning discusses palliative care for children and the importance of including children in end-of-life decisions.	More
Boston Globe June 24, 2010	William Walton, 84, a former professor at MIT who worked on EDC’s African Science Program in the 1960’s, has passed away.	More
Education Week June 21, 2010	The “Learning and Language” blog cites research from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands at EDC on identifying English Language Learners with disabilities.	More
American Profile June 17, 2010	EDC’s Cindy Hoisington offers parents suggestions on how to encourage their children to read.	More
Worcester Telegram & Gazette June 9, 2010	Letter from EDC’s Sally Fogerty about steps to prevent injuries and deaths caused by children falling from windows.	More
AllAfrica May 21, 2010	In Rwanda, EDC’s program to train youth in “sericulture” helps boost silk production in the country.	More
Boston Globe May 1, 2010	EDC’s David Riley is interviewed about including special education students in a general education classroom.	More
Monday Developments Magazine May 1, 2010	EDC’s Helen Boyle describes education in Islamic schools, with a focus on those in Africa.	More
Education Week April 21, 2010	A study by EDC shows many states are already using online assessments.	More
USAID FrontLines April 8, 2010	EDC’s Somali Interactive Radio Instruction Program (SIRIP) provides basic education for children who have been out of school.	More
Chronicle of Philanthropy April 4, 2010	Shelley Pasnik of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology describes a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded project to create hand-held games for the Nintendo DSi to help struggling middle-school readers.	More
Miller-McCune April 4, 2010	Exploring Bioethics is a curriculum supplement developed by EDC and the National Institutes of Health that is helping high school students explore such thorny issues as genetic testing and organ transplantation.	More
Chronicle of Higher Education March 24, 2010	Morton Silverman and Laurie Davidson of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discuss the recent suicides at Cornell University and suggestions for preparing for and coping with a suicide on campus.	More
NPR March 18, 2010	EDC’s Morton Silverman is interviewed about the recent suicides at Cornell University, and the steps being taken by the school to address the issue.	More
Education Week March 18, 2010	EDC discusses the use of mobile technology, including cellphones and radio, to improve education in Africa. Projects in Zambia and Mali are highlighted, and staff members Rebecca Rhodes, Robert Spielvogel, and Lisa M. Easterbrooks are interviewed.	More
New York Times February 21, 2010	EDC President Luther Luedtke is interviewed for “The Boss” business column in The New York Times.	More
NPR February 16, 2010	Jerry Reed of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discusses the high rate of suicides among seniors in Nevada.	More
Education Week January 13, 2010	EDC’s Nancy Clark-Chiarelli and Cindy Hoisington discuss efforts to integrate science instruction into preschool classrooms.	More
Los Angeles Times November 30, 2009	EDC’s Ron Slaby comments on the role television and other media can play in influencing violent behavior.	More
LAPTOP Magazine November 24, 2009	Shelley Pasnik of EDC’s Center for Children and Technology weighs in on age-appropriate guidelines for technology use including cell phones and parental controls.	More
Boston.com November 13, 2009	In the blog Worldly Boston, EDC’s book fair in the Philippines is lauded by Hillary Clinton.	More
SmartPlanet November 12, 2009	In this 2-minute video, a study conducted by EDC and SRI International on preschoolers and public TV is explained by a member of the research team.	More
Los Angeles Times November 9, 2009	David Litts of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at EDC discusses risk factors for suicide in relation to how suicidal thoughts spread among a group of people.	More
Education Week October 14, 2009	Research by EDC and SRI International finds that the literacy skills of preschoolers increased when classrooms incorporated public TV programs, video, and games. The study was funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.	More
Boston Globe October 9, 2009	EDC has been awarded $10.8 million by the National Office of Head Start to establish early childhood education centers and offer training, support, and assistance to Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.	More