Media Coverage

The hit movie The Martian has been called “a love letter to science.” EDC science educator Jacqueline Miller says it should be required viewing for students and teachers.

A compelling slideshow documents how a participant in Proyecto METAS, an EDC-implemented livelihood program in Honduras, went from being a gang member to gaining the skills needed to find a job.

How can parents best support their kids in preparing science fair projects? EDC’s Science Under the ‘Scope project is cited in this story exploring the issue.

There’s a shift in Americans’ perceptions of mental and physical health, a new study finds. EDC’s Doryn Chervin comments.

How do you engage students in career education? EDC’s Sarita Pillai discusses the importance of connecting careers and real world contexts and describes the work of the STEM Learning and Research Center to make those connections.

More and more, streaming services like Netflix are gearing new programming to target young viewers. EDC’s Naomi Hupert of the Center for Children and Technology comments on the way these new strategies are changing how children interact with devices such as smartphones and tablets.

The Massachusetts legislature has approved funding to teach computer science in schools, an initiative championed by EDC as part of the Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN). EDC and its partners Google and Microsoft are working to introduce computer science instruction into more Massachusetts public schools.

“Cyberbullying can occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It can occur anywhere where a youth has access to social media, even in their own home, and it also can be anonymous,” says EDC’s Shari Kessel Schneider, discussing new research on the subject.

How can smoking among teens be reduced? EDC’s Shari Kessel Schneider discusses research on the effect of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21.

EDC’s study on the rise of cyberbullying in Massachusetts schools is highlighted in this front page story. The research found girls were increasingly the targets of cyberbullying and that incidents were aided by the prevalence of cellphones among teens. EDC’s Shari Kessel Schneider discusses the findings, which appeared in the Journal of School Health.