EDC Update Summer 2009 (pdf, 4.02 MB)
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A new interdisciplinary curriculum designed by EDC will give California’s high school students first-hand knowledge of jobs in law and justice.
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A new public-private partnership is helping migrant workers in China adjust to factory life.
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Supporting the growth and wellness of young children includes a focus on their social and emotional development.
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New curriculum uses hands-on design activities and books to build children’s science and literacy skills.
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In Indonesia, a traditional form of dance is being used to teach earthquake safety.
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A recent survey of principals from 25 countries revealed that school leaders estimate one in five students requires treatment or other mental health services to help them cope with the issues they face.
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Working with EDC program, nursing home staffs and family members can address the increased risk of suicide among older adults.
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As more military service members return from Iraq and Afghanistan with pressing mental health needs, the Department of Veterans Affairs and others are stepping up to assist.
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As a project director in EDC’s International Development Division, Helen Boyle’s work has taken her across the Middle East and Northern Africa.
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The Mathematics Leadership Program provides professional development for teachers, math coaches, and administrators to help students make sense of mathematics.
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A biology program that involves collecting insect DNA is teaching students to think and act like scientists.
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The Lorain City Schools teamed up with EDC to establish six magnet school programs that integrated arts into seven of the city’s middle and elementary school classrooms and new labs.
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Technology center revives Macedonian apparel industry and continues to prosper three years after the EDC project is complete.
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Middle school students participating in EDC afterschool program head outside to explore, study, draw, and photograph various tree species and pond organisms.
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New study shows that radio is successfully reaching children in remote corners of the world.
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EDC collaborates with the University of California, Berkeley, to develop youth worker safety training materials for students, teachers, and businesses that hire teenagers. Chris Miara conducted trainings in New Jersey, the Virgin Islands, and Georgia on youth and workplace hazards.