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In this publication, EDC celebrates the accomplishments of the USAID Honduras Reading Activity.
The findings from this study show that experimental teachers’ knowledge of how to teach reading and writing is more closely aligned with sound literacy instruction than their IAI-only and control counterparts.
Sustainable Finance Initiative: Focuses on school health and nutrition.
This monograph examines educational technology initiatives in Lebanon, Jordan, the United Kingdom, and the United States over the past decade and draws lessons that can help nations moving forward with their own national educational technology initiatives.
This resource is designed to help K–8 teachers prepare their students to succeed in STEM learning in high school and thrive in STEM careers.
This study examines the pathways used by students in New York at the outset of a new state policy establishing that students could replace one of the two required social studies Regents exams with
Designed by EDC and the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) initiative includes an interdisciplinary high school curriculum, professional development, and a successful
EDC’s basic education programs in low-resource contexts support the development of learners who can use language to explain and analyze the world around them and who have the foundational skills to think critically and solve the range of problems they will encounter in school and life.
Transforming the Education Workforce lays out three evidence-based visions for strengthening the education workforce, creating more collaborative learning teams, and transforming education systems into learning systems.
This 11th edition is an update to the toolkit, which was developed for self-study teams of leader preparation program providers, state and district partners, and other stakeholders taking part in W