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People voting representing How to Get Out the Vote: Promoting Student Voice to Increase Civic Participation
October 28, 2024
How to Get Out the Vote: Promoting Student Voice to Increase Civic Participation
Wendy Rivenburgh Jessica Juliuson
EDC's SRVCE curriculum lets students take the reins of their learning and explore issues they care about through a process of civic inquiry and action.
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A woman on video call representing From Strangers to Colleagues: Cultivating an Effective Virtual Research Community
October 21, 2024
From Strangers to Colleagues: Cultivating an Effective Virtual Research Community
EDC's Jackie DeLisi shares lessons learned on building and maintaining collaborations with large numbers of partners.
Jacqueline DeLisi
A photo from Senegal representing A High School Student Turns His Village Green
October 1, 2024
A High School Student Turns His Village Green
EDC project supports youth-led transformation in Senegal.
Gagnessiri Ndoye
An abstract collages of a man's profile with painted purple color tones
September 26, 2024
Zero Suicide Framework: A Systems Change Approach to Reducing Suicides in Correctional Settings
EDC's Shelby Kuhn explores how the Zero Suicide framework can be used to impact the leading cause of preventable death in jails and correctional facilities.
Shelby Kuhn
September 6, 2024
Progress toward 1 Million Youth Green Jobs: Two Years into Our World, Our Work
Celebrating the accomplishments of EDC's global Moonshot Initiative to help young people secure green jobs.
Melanie Sany Nada Berrada
A photo of students representing Using MTSS to Support Student Well-being: New Fact Sheets for Schools
July 30, 2024
Using MTSS to Support Student Well-being: New Fact Sheets for Schools
A series of new fact sheets support educators’ use of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for social and emotional learning and mental health.
Erica Macheca Shai Fuxman Bonnie Lipton
A photo of early child classroom representing Bringing Joyful Learning to Early Childhood Classrooms
June 25, 2024
Bringing Joyful Learning to Early Childhood Classrooms
EDC's Anne Huntington and Joy Kennedy explore the value of joyful learning and share some play-based strategies.
Anne Huntington Joy Kennedy
June 10, 2024
Joining the Fight against Lead Pollution in Zambia
ICAN equips educators to teach climate, science, and climate change.
Joseph Isaac
May 8, 2024
Zero Suicide Toolkit for Children’s Hospitals – A New Resource in Suicide Prevention
The Zero Suicide Toolkit for Children’s Hospitals is being released today in honor of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. The...
WyKisha McKinney
A photo of students and teachers representing Bringing an Equity Lens to Supporting Students’ Well-Being
March 7, 2024
Bringing an Equity Lens to Supporting Students’ Well-Being
EDC’s Sara Velia Niño and Tori Todd share strategies that educators can use to apply an equity lens to their school’s Multi-Tiered System of Support model.
Sara Nino Tori Todd