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A photo of students representing EDC Awarded DOD Grant to Develop Innovative Civic Empowerment Program
October 20, 2021
EDC Awarded DOD Grant to Develop Innovative Civic Empowerment Program

EDC has received a grant from the Department of Defense (DOD) to design and test an innovative new high school program that blends inquiry-based civic learning, media literacy education, and exploration of public service careers to prepare students to be active citizens and thrive in the workforce.

A photo of a science activity representing EDC to Use Themed Telenovela to Enhance Informal Science Learning for Latinx Families
September 22, 2021
EDC to Use Themed Telenovela to Enhance Informal Science Learning for Latinx Families

EDC has received a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to study a culturally responsive approach to broadening participation of Latinx families in informal science learning by using La Fuerza de Creer (The Power of Believing), a popular Spanish-language telenovela that reaches 7 million U.S. viewers.

Mission US screenshot
September 9, 2021
EDC to Lead Efficacy Study of Mission US History Role-Playing Game

EDC has been awarded a grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a study of Mission US.

September 7, 2021
Join EDC at SREE 2021

2021 Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Annual Conference, to be held virtually from September 26 to 29. The theme of this year’s meeting is “The Fierce Urgency of Knowledge: Education Evidence for Reimagining and Reckoning.”

EDC staff will present on a number of timely issues, including the effect of COVID-19 on middle school math learning, lessons learned from conducting research during COVID-19, and how to ensure research is used to inform practice.

September 2, 2021
EDC Awarded Education Project in DRC

EDC has been selected to lead a comprehensive five-year, $28 million education initiative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

August 9, 2021
EDC and Nurture Nature Center to Lead Research on Using Art and Data Viz to Build Data Literacy

EDC and its lead partner the Nurture Nature Center have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create and study a new model for training teachers to use art instruction and data visualization to help students learn how to use visual evidence to interpret data.

A photo of young people engaged in STEM activities
July 20, 2021
EDC Receives NSF Award to Continue CADRE

Through CADRE, EDC supports researchers and developers of STEM education innovations that enhance teaching and learning; improve assessment; and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

A photo representing EDC Partners with the LEGO Foundation to Promote Play
June 14, 2021
EDC Partners with the LEGO Foundation to Promote Play

EDC will be the research partner for the Learning through Play with Technology initiative, a five-year effort to fuse play, technology, and learning for children in schools around the world.

June 9, 2021
EDC Appoints Lauren Klein as Director of Communications

EDC has appointed Lauren Klein as its new director of communications.

June 1, 2021
Remembering Mike Laflin

We at EDC mourn the loss of Mike Laflin—friend and colleague—who died on May 19 after a short illness.