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March 11, 2021
EDC Researchers Present at AERA 2021

Register now to join EDC researchers at the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) from April 8 to 12. 

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March 3, 2021
EDC Awarded Education Innovation Research Grant for Beauty & Joy of Computing

EDC has received an Early-Phase Education Innovation Research (EIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to carry out Improving Equity in Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science (CS) Principles: Scaling Beauty and Joy of Computing.

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March 1, 2021
EDC to Promote Workforce Equity in Rwanda

EDC has been selected to implement the Umurimo Kuri Bose (UKB) activity, a two-year, $1.5 million effort to support youth with disabilities in Rwanda.

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January 29, 2021
EDC to Lead Effort to Support 2.9 Million Children, Youth in Uganda

EDC has been selected by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement the Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) activity, a five-year effort to improve education, health, and social protection for 2.9 million children and youth in Uganda.

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January 8, 2021
Growing the Data Science Workforce in Massachusetts

EDC partners with industry to solve one of the Commonwealth’s biggest workforce challenges.

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December 4, 2020
EDC Partners with Families and Teachers to Promote Latinx Children’s Science Learning

EDC has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead the new five-year initiative Supporting Science Inquiry, Interest, and STEM Thinking for Young Dual Language Learners (SISTEM).

December 3, 2020
New EDC Study on Closing STEM Education Opportunity Gaps for Spanish-Speaking Adult Learners

EDC has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead a collaborative research project focused on promoting successful STEM learning for Spanish-speaking adult learners.

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November 24, 2020
EDC to Lead Initiative to Expand Access to Data Science Careers

EDC has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to lead Innovation Pathways to Data Careers. This new initiative will prepare diverse groups of youth—including youth of color and youth from low-income communities—to pursue careers in data science.

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November 18, 2020
Child Safety and Protection Month: Make Safety a Reality for All Young People

This November, in observance of National Child Safety and Protection Month, EDC is sharing the following resources to promote and improve the safety and well-being of all young people.

A photo of a child representing EDC Selected to Study Low-Income Parents’ Access to Child Care
November 13, 2020
EDC Selected to Study Low-Income Parents’ Access to Childcare

EDC is leading a new study that will advance knowledge of the factors that influence the ability of families in low-income communities to obtain childcare for children from birth to age 12.