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October 16, 2018
EDC 60th Anniversary Gala, October 16

Join us as we celebrate 60 years of transforming lives around the world through education, health, and economic development.

August 31, 2018
In September, Get Involved for Suicide Prevention Awareness

In September, we recognize National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, National Suicide Prevention Week (September 9–15), and World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10). To promote awareness about suicide prevention this month, EDC offers the following actions, resources, and events.

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July 31, 2018
Join EDC for the Elementary Science Summit on November 30

Join EDC’s Coalition for Elementary Science for the Elementary Science Summit: Preparing K–5 for a STEM Future, to be held November 30 at EDC headquarters in Waltham, MA. 

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July 16, 2018
EDC President Offensend Visits Mali

As part of EDC’s 60th anniversary year celebration, EDC President David Offensend visited programs, partners, and funders in Mali.

June 28, 2018
Upcoming Webinars: Opioid Abuse, Overdose, and Suicide

EDC will host an upcoming webinar series to examine the connection between opioid overdose and suicide—and their relation to chronic pain. SAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), both housed at EDC, will co-host the series, which will feature leading experts who will help identify effective prevention strategies.

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June 26, 2018
EDC Supports White House STEM Summit

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy worked with EDC to coordinate this week’s State-Federal STEM Education Summit, held June 25–26 in Washington, D.C.

June 25, 2018
Event: Improving Equity and Diversity in Teacher Preparation

Educators, state and district administrators, and teacher education specialists are invited to attend “Equity and Diversity in Teacher Preparation: Learning from Research and Practice,” a one-day conference hosted by the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands at Education Development Center (EDC). The conference will be held June 25, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. (ET), at EDC headquarters, 43 Foundry Avenue in Waltham, Massachusetts.

June 25, 2018
EDC Welcomes Interns for Health, Education Programs

Four students pursuing public health and education careers are participating in EDC’s summer internship program at EDC offices in Boston and New York. Three graduate students and one rising senior were selected based on specific criteria, including educational achievement, writing skills, initiative, and creativity.

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April 26, 2018
New Education Program Launches in Honduras

EDC will join the U.S. Agency for International Development and other partners at a launch event for a new five-year $69 million investment to support education in Honduras.

April 17, 2018
Join EDC at AAS Annual Conference

EDC will participate in a variety of sessions at the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) Annual Conference, April 18–21, in Washington, D.C.