Announcements

March 28, 2022

EDC Receives W.K. Kellogg Foundation Award to Launch First 10 Network

EDC has been awarded $200,000 in support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to build a network that will foster cross-site learning to propel the growth of its successful First 10 initiative.

February 14, 2022

David Offensend, EDC President and CEO, to Retire

After more than six successful and productive years at EDC, David Offensend, president and CEO, has made the decision to step down to retire and start the next chapter of his life.

February 7, 2022

EDC Solutions to Address Clients’ Complex Health and Education Challenges

EDC launched EDC Solutions, an enterprise that makes it possible for clients around the world to access our just-in-time training, consultation, and product development support.

January 31, 2022

EDC Receives RI DHS Award to Continue the Center for Early Learning Professionals

EDC has been awarded a $5 million contract from the State of Rhode Island’s Department of Human Services (DHS) to operate the Center for Early Learning Professionals (Center) through 2024.

January 10, 2022

EDC Receives IES Award to Continue Leadership of REL Northeast & Islands

EDC has been awarded a $25 million contract from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast & Islands through 2027.

December 21, 2021

EDC to Support Student Mental Health in Indiana

EDC has been selected to provide training and technical assistance for a new school-based mental health and suicide prevention initiative in Indiana.

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.

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.

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.