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November 1, 2016
Education Week
Principals Work 60-Hour Weeks, EDC Study Finds
A new study from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands at EDC has found that school principals spend an average of 59 hours a week on the job, mostly on internal administrative tasks.
October 25, 2016
Medium
USAID Highlights Visits of EDC Learners to the White House
In a post for Medium, the U.S. Agency for International Development republished EDC’s article about learners from Liberia who visited the White House as part of the Let Girls Learn initiative.
October 19, 2016
Education Week
Understanding Kindergarten Entry Assessments
A new research report from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Island at EDC examines how schools use kindergarten entry assessments.
October 17, 2016
Education Week
New Study of English Learners
A new study from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands at EDC looks at English-learner reclassification patterns in New York City Schools. The study’s results offer lessons for both educators and policymakers.
August 22, 2016
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Raising the Age to Purchase Tobacco in St. Louis
EDC research supporting raising the tobacco sales age as a way to curb teen smoking continues to enter policy discussions in states and cities across the country.
July 29, 2016
New Times (Rwanda)
Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth
In Rwanda, a youth workforce development project created by EDC called Akazi Kanoze will continue to operate as Akazi Kanoze Access, a locally run nongovernmental organization.
June 28, 2016
WBUR (NPR Boston)
New Standards for Computer Science Education
Massachusetts has voted to adopt new statewide standards for computer science education that could be in effect by this fall. EDC was instrumental in developing the voluntary standards (which also include digital literacy skills), working in collaboration with education, industry, and government partners in the Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN).
June 26, 2016
Foreign Policy
Building a Culture of Entrepreneurship
The government of Rwanda is working to build a culture of entrepreneurship among its youth, who make up 40 percent of the country’s population. The EDC-implemented Akazi Kanoze project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is highlighted as one successful effort to provide youth with the skills needed to find employment or create a business.
June 14, 2016
The Huffington Post
Don't Tell Or Believe A Single Story
In this Huffington Post article, Gustavo Payan writes about the dangers of repeating a single, one-dimensional story about a group of people and the damage that story can do.
June 8, 2016
Medium
USAID Highlights EDC’s Work in Rwanda
USAID Senior Advisor for International Education Christie Vilsack writes about her recent trip to Rwanda, where she saw firsthand the results of EDC’s efforts to increase early-grade reading through the Literacy, Language, and Learning Initiative and to improve youth workforce skills such as communication and entrepreneurship through the Akazi Kanoze Youth Livelihoods Project. Both projects are funded by USAID.