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Date	Title
September 10, 2008	Chicago Public Schools Takes New Approach to Math
September 10, 2008	EDC Awarded $9.2 Million to Research Video Games for Teaching
August 27, 2008	New Middle School Curriculum Equips Kids with Tools to Eat Right and Be Active
July 1, 2008	EDC Appoints Jerry Reed of SPAN USA to Lead Suicide Prevention Resource Center
June 30, 2008	EDC to Share Open Source Math Curricula on Curriki
June 5, 2008	EDC’s Goldenberg Named to Math Educators Hall of Fame
May 20, 2008	EDC Elects William MacArthur to Board of Trustees
May 8, 2008	EDC to Evaluate Influence of School Districts on University Principal Prep Programs
April 4, 2008	EDC Announces Community Initiative to Improve Chronic and End-of-Life Care
March 13, 2008	First Lady Laura Bush Visits Education Program in Haiti
February 21, 2008	First Lady Laura Bush Lauds EDC Ghana Project During Africa Visit
January 28, 2008	EDC Elects Vivien Stewart to Board of Trustees
January 28, 2008	EDC Elects Marvin J. Suomi to Board of Trustees
December 19, 2007	EDC Researcher Named 2008 Fellow by the Schott Foundation
December 17, 2007	EDC Appoints Director of New Business Development
December 10, 2007	EDC West Bank Program Highlighted at the Aspen Institute
December 3, 2007	Mayor Declares December 3-7 Inclusive Schools Week in the City of Boston
November 19, 2007	EDC’s Al Cuoco Appointed to Massachusetts Mathematics and Science Advisory Council
October 15, 2007	EDC Receives $4M to Support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning for Students and Teachers
June 29, 2007	First Lady Laura Bush Visits Radio Education Programs in Africa
June 19, 2007	New York City, Using EDC’s Impact Mathematics, Improves on State Tests
June 14, 2007	EDC to Develop Curriculum for California High Schools
May 3, 2007	Clinicians, Families to Focus on Care for Seriously Ill Children
April 20, 2007	EDC Seeks Applicants for $26 Million Philippines Education Project
March 18, 2007	Arab Youth Leaders to Address 18th Annual National Service-Learning Conference
March 13, 2007	EDC Summit: The Future of Education in Yemen
March 7, 2007	What’s Being Done to Support Youth Education in Coffee-Producing Communities?
February 27, 2007	Nation's Governors Hail Ford PAS Program
January 30, 2007	What’s being done to inspire youth interest in science?
November 20, 2006	President Bush Visits Education Program in Indonesia
November 15, 2006	High School Biology Students to Tackle Ethical Questions
October 26, 2006	EDC's Karen Worth Receives French Prize for ‘Scientific Literacy of Children’
October 12, 2006	Air Force to Train Clinicians to Assess and Manage Suicide Risk
October 10, 2006	EDC’s Margaret Honey to Join Government, Education, and Business Leaders to Discuss Impact of Information Literacy on Global Society, Workforce Readiness, and Public Policy
September 19, 2006	Global Youth Survey Explores Perspectives on Social, Cultural Identity
September 12, 2006	Quinn Elected to Board of National Coalition for Literacy
August 23, 2006	EDC Hires Hoffman-Bray as Chief Financial Officer
June 15, 2006	EDC Annual Report Wins National Award
March 27, 2006	EDC’s Adult Literacy Media Alliance Receives Grant for Investor Education Video Programming
March 21, 2006	EDC Wins Education Research Contract
February 17, 2006	Visionary Middle Schools
January 31, 2006	What’s Being Done to Increase Youth Interest in Science and Math?
December 22, 2005	EDC Names Dr. Luther S. Luedtke as New President and CEO
November 29, 2005	National Inclusive Schools Week is December 5-9
November 16, 2005	EDC to Close the Center for Media and Community
November 16, 2005	EDC Awarded $25 Million Grant to Work with Palestinian Youth
November 10, 2005	EDC Signs Declaration Supporting Women’s Access to Technology
September 8, 2005	What Makes an Effective School Principal?
August 18, 2005	West Virginia Preschools Selected to Participate in New Language and Literacy Research Grant
June 29, 2005	EDC Develops Pedestrian Safety Materials in Spanish
April 20, 2005	Child Deaths in Parked Cars Often Caused by Parents Who Forget Them
March 22, 2005	EDC President and CEO Janet Whitla to Step Down
March 2, 2005	EDC's Zubrowski Receives National Prize for Children's Science Books from American Association for the Advancement of Science
January 19, 2005	EDC Hires O'Neil as Director of Publishing
January 3, 2005	EDC's Innovative Adult Literacy Program Celebrates 10 Years
December 8, 2004	Summit to Launch International Research Initiative on Youth, Technology, and Learning
September 29, 2004	EDC receives five-year contract from U.S. Department of Education to continue its work in the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention
June 16, 2004	E-government Should Help Bridge Digital Divide, Not Widen It, Says New Report
March 10, 2004	College Presidents Honored for Efforts to Prevent Alcohol Abuse
March 3, 2004	100 Massachusetts Math Educators Demonstrate and Discuss Japanese Lesson Study Process
February 5, 2004	EDC and Benton Foundation launch Center for Media & Community
November 25, 2003	EDC to Participate in International Summit on Information and Communications Technologies
November 13, 2003	Boston University, EDC Partnership is Awarded $10 Million to Improve Math Teaching, Curricula in Grades 5-12
November 13, 2003	SmART Schools Gets $817,000 from US Dept. of Education to Enhance Arts Instruction in Selected Schools in New Hampshire and Rhode Island
November 3, 2003	National Symposium on Improving Health Care for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions
October 7, 2003	Worms, Shadows, and Whirlpools: Science in the Early Childhood Classroom
October 2, 2003	EDC Partnership with AT&T Wins National Technology Award
September 8, 2003	Youth Employment Summit Celebrates First Anniversary
July 16, 2003	New Online Tool for Educators Offers Gender-Fair Resources
July 14, 2003	EDC Sponsors Institute on Campus-Community Collaborations to Curb College Drinking
June 17, 2003	Researchers at EDC's Center for Children and Technology (CCT) Win Award
March 31, 2003	EDC Releases Study On Early Education Partnerships: Study finds state and local leaders see partnerships key to quality, accessibility
March 08, 2003	U.S. Edtech Investment at Risk: Report calls for renewed commitment to infrastructure and training
November 12, 2002	EDC Elects Larry Irving to Board of Trustees
October 09, 2002	Second Annual National Inclusive Schools Week is December 2-6, 2002
October 02, 2002	EDC Receives $7.5 Million to Establish National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
May 14, 2002	Many Child Passenger Safety Instructions Are Inaccurate or Outdated, Researchers Show
May 01, 2002	DigNubia Comes to Boston: New Exhibit Lets Students Learn About Archaeology
May 1, 2002	Three States Selected to Pilot Test Middle Grades Schools to Watch Program
April 10, 2002	National Middle-Grades Forum Calls For Mandatory Specialized Preparation and Licensure of Middle-Level Teachers
March 26, 2002	New Bedford Global Learning Charter School Selected as One of 10 "High Tech High" Schools Nationally
March 20, 2002	EDC Elects Charles Benton and Linda Roberts to Board of Trustees

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