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April 29, 2019
Join Upcoming Event on New Early Childhood Study

EDC’s David Jacobson will introduce a new study on improving the quality and coordination of programs and services for children during the live-streamed panel event “All Children Learn and Thrive,” moderated by Christina Samuels, associate editor of Education Week, on April 30, in Washington, D.C.

April 25, 2019
Webinar Tackles Substance Misuse at School

On May 2, EDC’s Shai Fuxman and Chuck Klevgaard will lead a webinar examining comprehensive approaches to preventing substance misuse in Massachusetts schools.

April 17, 2019
Join EDC at AAS Annual Conference

EDC experts will be taking part in the 52nd annual American Association of Suicidology (AAS) conference in Denver, CO, April 24–27.

March 26, 2019
Join EDC at CIES 2019

EDC staff will join other partners in education at the 2019 Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference to discuss this year’s theme of “Education for Sustainability.”

March 15, 2019
Panel Examines Supports for Youngest Victims of Opioid Crisis

EDC experts share interventions that help children confront and manage adversity.

February 25, 2019
Reduce Access to Lethal Means, Save Lives

Reducing access to firearms, medications can save lives.

February 19, 2019
EDC Selected by USAID to Improve Primary Education in Zambia

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected EDC to lead the Let’s Read project, a $48 million, five-year basic education program in Zambia.

January 11, 2019
EDC Announces Course, Roundtable on Opioids

Prevention Solutions@EDC invites practitioners working to address the opioid crisis to take part in an upcoming online course and a virtual roundtable.

January 2, 2019
EDC Receives New NSF Awards

EDC recently received notice of six grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF renewed one project and provided funding for five additional projects, all of which reflect EDC’s commitment to inclusion and equity in STEM education.

A photo from Coalition for Elementary Science launch
December 11, 2018
Coalition for Elementary Science Launched at EDC Summit

Educators, policymakers, and business representatives from all six New England states gathered at EDC on November 30 with one goal—to discuss ways to improve the quantity and quality of elementary science throughout the region.