Press Releases

Education Development Center (EDC) has received a grant of $1.55 million from The John A. Hartford Foundation to support the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, Model Implementation. The intervention will implement and evaluate the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department Care Model within six diverse emergency departments over 30 months.

EDC has been awarded a Mid-Phase Education Innovation Research (EIR) grant to build capacity across urban, rural, and suburban regions in Illinois for implementing the Math for All professional development program.

EDC announces the launch of the Coalition for Elementary Science. The kick-off event for the Coalition will be the Elementary Science Summit: Preparing K–5 for a STEM Future, November 30, at EDC headquarters in Waltham.

Access to Education for All Children in Mali (PACETEM) is a new program designed to increase access to quality education and student retention across Mali.

Prevention Solutions@EDC will offer training and consultation services for public health agencies and other organizations tasked with preventing substance misuse among a variety of audiences.

EDC has been selected by the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to help implement a new substance use prevention initiative in public and accredited private K–12 schools across Marion County, Indiana.

EDC Distinguished Scholar Al Cuoco was recently honored by the Mathematical Association of America, the world’s largest community of mathematicians, which presented him with its prestigious Mary P. Dolciani Award.

EDC mathematics researcher June Mark has been named to the Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators by the state chapter of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

EDC has been awarded more than $22 million by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead a three-year project to engage young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with basic education, soft skills, and job training; community service; and employment opportunities.