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An educator with a young child
January 21, 2016
Setting Young Children Up for Success
Early childhood mental health consultants can help address behavioral issues before they escalate.
December 7, 2015
Writing a New Narrative for Pine Ridge
An EDC prevention specialist offers positive alternatives to the negative messages in the media about suicide in Native communities.
A young woman smoking
July 13, 2015
New Study: To Reduce Smoking, Raise Sales Age
Reducing access to cigarettes is a key to preventing youth smoking initiation, finds a new EDC study.
A participant of EDC’s USAID-funded Akazi Kanoze program
March 9, 2015
A Measure of Success
A recent study shows the importance of providing young people with both soft and technical skills.
Picture of students using computers.
January 12, 2015
Big Data, New Skills
The jobs of tomorrow require new skills, today. Are schools equipped to teach them?
Central American families struggle to address the violence and poverty of their communities.
September 12, 2014
In Search of a Better Future
The tide of violence and poverty in Central American countries has far-reaching consequences, including the influx of undocumented minors arriving at the U.S. border.
A photo of a preschool classroom
August 7, 2014
Working Together to Help the Youngest
Young children benefit when Head Start and child-care services are combined. So why have these partnerships taken so long to develop?
A photo of a child using a tablet.
June 3, 2014
Little Hands, Big Screens
Simply monitoring screen time may not be the best way to think about children’s interactions with technology, says an EDC expert.
A picture of students in a classroom
May 1, 2014
Connecting Classroom and Career
As the economy increasingly demands skilled, educated workers, interest in career and technical education is on the rise.
A student using blocks to solve a math problem.
February 10, 2014
Developing Students' Mathematical Habits
What’s the importance of mathematical thinking in a fact-based world? Two EDC experts think it’s essential.