Press Releases

December 13, 2017

EDC’s Eden Badertscher Receives National Award for Equity in Mathematics

Eden Badertscher, of Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), was awarded the prestigious Kay Gilliland Equity Lecture Award for 2018 by the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM).

December 7, 2017

EDC to Host Public Hearing of State Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion

Massachusetts’s Special Legislative Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention, hosted by EDC, and the Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP), will hold a public hearing to inform its final report to lawmakers.

October 25, 2017

U.S.VETS and EDC to Lead New Initiative to Assist Women Veterans

In response to a growing awareness of trauma, sexual assault, and mental health concerns faced by women in the U.S. military, a new initiative is designed to reach out to women veterans and connect them with services and resources specific to their needs. U.S.VETS and EDC will lead Women Vets on Point, a new program funded through a consortium of Southern California foundations.

Photo of a participant of Akazi Kanoze 2 (AK2)

October 18, 2017

Work Readiness Program in Rwanda Shows Success

Results of a new evaluation show that students in the Akazi Kanoze 2 (AK2) workforce development program in Rwanda were more likely to land jobs than those who did not take part in the program.

October 4, 2017

EDC Appoints Cindy Taylor to Lead New U.S. Division

EDC has appointed Cindy Taylor as senior vice president for its newly established U.S. Division.

July 25, 2017

EDC to Lead New Research on Learning Strategies

EDC has received $3.26 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to study innovative strategies to improve outcomes for K–12 students.

July 25, 2017

EDC to Expand Interactive Audio Lessons for Preschool in Burkina Faso

EDC has been awarded a contract from the government of Burkina Faso to support early childhood development and build the capacity of the government to offer high-quality early learning as part of the Project to Improve Access to Quality Education (PAAQE).

June 30, 2017

EDC's Schifter Named to Math Educators Hall of Fame

EDC’s Deborah Schifter was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts (ATMIM), an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

May 9, 2017

Six from EDC Selected for National Leadership Academy

EDC has been selected to participate in the American Express Leadership Academy, a program that has developed more than 3,000 global nonprofit leaders since its inception in 2008.

April 20, 2017

USAID Advancing Youth Project Celebrates Gains in Alternative Basic Education

More than 300 youth participants, Ministry of Education officials, and guests gathered in Monrovia today to mark nearly six years of achievement of the USAID Advancing Youth Project (AYP) implemented by EDC in Liberia.