Announcements

April 6, 2021

New Research from EDC and SRI International Demonstrates Positive Effects of PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI on Children’s Learning

Two separate rigorous studies found that children from low-income households who were given MOLLY OF DENALI videos, digital games, and activities were better able to solve problems using informational text.

April 5, 2021

EDC to Support Radio Education in Madagascar

EDC has been selected by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to support the Madagascar Ministry of National Education (MEN) in producing radio programs for primary, middle, high school, and technical classes.

March 30, 2021

EDC Welcomes Andresse St. Rose as Director of Educational Research and Evaluation

EDC has selected Andresse St. Rose, EdD, as director of educational research and evaluation for its U.S. Division.

March 23, 2021

Join EDC at AAS21

EDC experts will share effective approaches to building strong systems to prevent suicide at the 2021 American Association of Suicidology Hybrid Conference on April 21–24.

March 19, 2021

EDC Appoints Andrés Henríquez as Director of STEM Education Strategy

EDC has appointed Andrés Henríquez as its director of STEM education strategy.

March 15, 2021

EDC Joins National Call to Promote STEM

In a letter submitted by the STEM Education Coalition, EDC and peer organizations call on President Biden to take a number of actions to promote STEM learning.

March 11, 2021

EDC Researchers Present at AERA 2021

Register now to join EDC researchers at the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) from April 8 to 12.

March 3, 2021

EDC Awarded Education Innovation Research Grant for Beauty & Joy of Computing

EDC has received an Early-Phase Education Innovation Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to carry out Improving Equity in Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science (CS) Principles: Scaling Beauty and Joy of Computing.

March 1, 2021

EDC to Promote Workforce Equity in Rwanda

EDC has been selected to implement the Umurimo Kuri Bose (UKB) activity, a two-year, $1.5 million effort to support youth with disabilities in Rwanda.

January 29, 2021

EDC to Lead Effort to Support 2.9 Million Children, Youth in Uganda

EDC has been selected by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement the Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) activity, a five-year effort to improve education, health, and social protection for 2.9 million children and youth in Uganda.