Press Releases
November 18, 2008EDC Presents its Work with Interactive Radio at Paris Meeting of UNESCO
November 9, 2008EDC Named to Boston Globe's 100 Top Places to Work
September 17, 2008EDC Awarded Contract for Major Education Reform in Mali
September 10, 2008Chicago Schools Takes New Approach to Math
September 10, 2008EDC Awarded $9.2 Million to Research Video Games for Teaching
August 27, 2008New Middle School Curriculum Equips Kids with Tools to Eat Right and Be Active
June 30, 2008EDC Appoints Jerry Reed of SPAN USA to Lead Suicide Prevention Resource Center
June 29, 2008EDC to Share Open Source Math Curricula on Curriki
June 4, 2008EDC's Goldenberg Named to Math Educators Hall of Fame
May 19, 2008EDC Elects William MacArthur to Board of Trustees
May 7, 2008EDC to Evaluate Influence of School Districts on University Principal Prep Programs
April 15, 2008Getting Serious About Science Education in Massachusetts
April 6, 2008EDC Announces Community Initiative to Improve Chronic and End-of-Life Care
March 12, 2008First Lady Laura Bush Visits Education Program in Haiti
February 21, 2008First Lady Laura Bush Lauds EDC Ghana Project During Africa Visit
January 28, 2008EDC Elects Vivien Stewart to Board of Trustees
January 28, 2008EDC Elects Marvin J. Suomi to Board of Trustees
December 19, 2007EDC Researcher Named 2008 Fellow by the Schott Foundation
December 17, 2007EDC Appoints Director of New Business Development
December 10, 2007EDC West Bank Program is Highlighted at U.S. Middle East Meeting at the Aspen Institute
December 3, 2007Mayor Declares December 3-7 Inclusive Schools Week in the City of Boston
November 19, 2007EDC's Al Cuoco Appointed to Massachusetts Mathematics and Science Advisory Council
October 14, 2007EDC Receives $4M to Support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning for Students and Teachers
September 30, 2007First Lady Cites EDC's Work in Afghanistan
June 28, 2007First Lady Laura Bush Visits Radio Education Programs in Africa
June 18, 2007New York City, Using EDC's "Impact Mathematics"
June 13, 2007EDC to Develop Curriculum for California High Schools
May 2, 2007Clinicians, Families to Focus on Care for Seriously Ill Children
March 12, 2007EDC Summit: The Future of Education in Yemen
March 7, 2007What's Being Done to Support Youth Education in Coffee-Producing Communities?
February 27, 2007Nation's Governors Hail Ford PAS Program
January 30, 2007What's being done to inspire youth interest in science?
November 20, 2006President Bush Visits Education Program in Indonesia
November 15, 2006High School Biology Students to Tackle Ethical Questions
October 25, 2006EDC's Karen Worth Receives French Prize for 'Scientific Literacy of Children'
October 11, 2006Air Force to Train Clinicians to Assess and Manage Suicide Risk
September 18, 2006Global Youth Survey Explores Perspectives on Social, Cultural Identity
September 11, 2006Quinn Elected to Board of National Coalition for Literacy
August 31, 2006Global Gathering on Youth Employment
August 22, 2006EDC Hires Hoffman-Bray as Chief Financial Officer
June 14, 2006EDC Annual Report Wins National Award
March 26, 2006EDC's Adult Literacy Media Alliance Receives Grant for Investor Education Video Programming
March 20, 2006EDC Wins Major Education Research Contract
March 1, 2006Condoleezza Rice Visits Indonesian School
January 31, 2006What's Being Done to Increase Youth Interest in Science and Math?
December 22, 2005EDC Names Dr. Luther S. Luedtke as New President and CEO
December 1, 2005Assistance to Basic Education
November 29, 2005National Inclusive Schools Week is December 5-9
November 16, 2005Education Development Center to Close the Center for Media and Community
November 16, 2005EDC Awarded $25 Million Grant to Work with Palestinian Youth
November 10, 2005EDC Signs Declaration Supporting Women's Access to Technology
September 7, 2005What Makes an Effective School Principal?
August 17, 2005West Virginia Preschools Selected to Participate in New Language and Literacy Research Grant
June 28, 2005EDC Develops Pedestrian Safety Materials in Spanish
April 19, 2005Child Deaths in Parked Cars Often Caused by Parents Who Forget Them
March 31, 2005Partnership for Youth Employment
March 21, 2005EDC President and CEO Janet Whitla to Step Down
March 2, 2005EDC's Zubrowski Receives National Prize for Children's Science Books from American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 17, 2005Visionary Middle Schools
January 19, 2005EDC Hires O'Neil as Director of Publishing
January 3, 2005EDC's Innovative Adult Literacy Program Celebrates 10 Years
December 8, 2004Summit to Launch International Research Initiative on Youth, Technology, and Learning
September 30, 2004Youth Employment Summit
September 28, 2004EDC receives five-year contract from Department of Education
June 15, 2004E-government Should Help Bridge Digital Divide, Not Widen It, Says New Report
April 30, 2004Youth Employment Summit
March 31, 2004EDC Issues Study on School Reform
March 10, 2004College Presidents Honored for Efforts to Prevent Alcohol Abuse
March 3, 2004100 Massachusetts Math Educators Demonstrate and Discuss Japanese Lesson Study Process
February 5, 2004EDC and the Benton Foundation Launch New Center for Media & Community
January 1, 2004The Future of Public Education
November 25, 2003EDC to Participate in International Summit on Information and Communications Technologies
November 13, 2003Boston University, EDC Partnership is Awarded $10 Million to Improve Mathematics Teaching, Curricula in Grades 5-12
November 13, 2003SmART Schools Gets $817,000 from Dept. of Education to Enhance Arts Instruction in New Hampshire, Rhode Island
October 6, 2003Worms, Shadows, and Whirlpools
October 1, 2003EDC Partnership with AT&T Wins National Technology Award
September 7, 2003Youth Employment Summit Celebrates First Anniversary
July 15, 2003New Online Tool for Educators Offers Gender-Fair Resources
July 13, 2003EDC Sponsors Institute on Campus-Community Collaborations to Curb College Drinking
June 16, 2003Researchers at EDC's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) Win Award
May 31, 2003"Real Teachers Making Real Changes"
March 30, 2003EDC Releases Study on Early Education Partnerships
March 8, 2003U.S. Edtech Investment at Risk
March 1, 2003America's $40+ Billion Investment in K-12 Education Technology Potentially At Risk
November 12, 2002EDC Elects Larry Irving to Board of Trustees
October 8, 2002Second Annual National Inclusive Schools Week is December 2-6, 2002
October 2, 2002EDC Receives $7.5 Million Grant from HHS to Establish National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
October 1, 2002Education Development Center Receives $7.5 Million to Establish National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
June 19, 2002President Clinton will co-chair international Youth Employment Summit
May 1, 2002Many Child Passenger Safety Instructions are Inaccurate or Outdated, Researchers Show
April 30, 2002Three States Selected to Pilot Test Middle Grades Schools to Watch Program
April 30, 2002DigNubia Comes to Boston
April 9, 2002Middle-Grades Forum Calls For Specialized Preparation And Licensure Of Middle-Level Teachers
April 9, 2002National Middle-Grades Forum Calls For Mandatory Specialized Preparation and Licensure of Middle-Level Teachers
March 25, 2002New Bedford Global Learning Charter School Selected as One of 10 "High Tech High Schools" Nationally
March 19, 2002EDC Elects Charles Benton and Linda Roberts to Board of Trustees
January 30, 2002Youth Advocates Add Voices to Global Dialogue
October 31, 2001National Inclusive Schools Week To Celebrate Progress
July 31, 2001Boston Students Rise to the ScienceQuest Challenge
July 24, 2001EDC VP Urges Congress to Promote "Comprehensive Vision" of Educational Technology
April 30, 2001Adult Education TV Series Wins Second Emmy
October 31, 2000America Connects Consortium Partner Announces Digital Divide Scholarships
August 31, 2000New Consortium to Help Bridge 'Digital Divide'
May 12, 1999National Task Force Challenges Managed Care Organizations to Improve Care for the Terminally Ill
September 30, 1998Violence Prevention Curriculum Gets an 'A'
June 30, 1998U.S. Surgeon General Lauds Publication of "Health Is Academic"