Media Coverage

Students today need to have the ability to work with big data, but many schools are not yet teaching the essential skills required. Ruth Krumhansl discusses the efforts of EDC’s Oceans of Data Institute to change this.

EDC’s Oceans of Data Institute convened experts to create a profile of the “big data specialist” position, a job expected to be in high demand by employers.

Suicide survivors can play a key role in raising awareness about and reducing the stigma around suicide. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, of which EDC is secretariat, is highlighting these efforts.

EDC’s Jess Gropen discusses a new program in Hartford, Connecticut, that helps children in prekindergarten through first grade build use hands-on science activities to build literacy skills.

EDC’s Eden Badertscher discusses a teacher professional development program, DEbT-M (Designing for Equity by Thinking in and about Mathematics), that seeks to develop positive student-teacher relationships to help every student learn math.

K-12 schools need to do more to teach students the critical skills needed to work with big data, says EDC's Ruth Krumhansl, who heads the Oceans of Data Institute.

Boston’s NPR news station interviews EDC’s Lisa Hartenberger Toby on EDC’s use of radio to keep students learning during the Ebola crisis.

EDC radio programs are enabling learning to continue in Liberia, despite the Ebola crisis. The radio lessons are also helping boost students’ morale, especially in areas hit hardest. EDC’s Lisa Hartenberger Toby describes the program for the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

EDC’s work in Liberia was featured during a recent BBC broadcast on education during the Ebola crisis. The segment highlighted ways in which the USAID-funded Advancing Youth Project is bringing education to learners through interactive audio instruction broadcast on local radio stations.

Teachers need appropriate tools and guidance to help communicate concepts of math reasoning for children learning English, says EDC’s Mark Driscoll