Press Releases

April 6, 2017

Accelerated Learning Program to Support Out-of-School Youth in Liberia

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded EDC a $33.9 million contract for a new four-year program in Liberia to provide relevant, flexible, and quality education opportunities for out-of-school children and adolescents, enabling them to pursue additional education, training, or potential employment.

April 3, 2017

New Report Tracks Policy Progress on Expanding K–12 Computer Science Education

A new report describing the progress of U.S. states in achieving 10 policy priorities for improving and expanding K–12 computer science (CS) education was released today at a national workshop led by Google, EDC, and the Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN) on Google’s Cambridge campus.

March 20, 2017

30,000 Senegalese Youth To Receive Work-Readiness Skills Training

DAKAR, SENEGAL | EDC and The MasterCard Foundation are set to announce a $15M, five-year project that will help more than 30,000 Senegalese youth develop the skills they need to secure jobs or start a business.

February 28, 2017

EDC Now Accepting Summer Interns for Health Programs

EDC is now accepting applications for paid summer internships for university students pursuing public health careers.

February 16, 2017

WGBH Boston and EDC Develop New Initiatives with NSF Support

Public media leader WGBH Boston, in partnership with EDC, will create new initiatives to help kids ages three to five gain science and computational thinking skills, thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation.

February 8, 2017

USAID Selects EDC to Prepare Young People for Jobs in Djibouti

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected EDC to lead a $24.5 million, five-year workforce development program in the Republic of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa.

January 25, 2017

EDC Continues to Expand Youth Workforce Development in Rwanda

EDC has been selected by USAID/Rwanda to lead a new five-year, $20.5 million initiative known as Huguka Dukore.

December 28, 2016

EDC Is Awarded Five-Year, $26 Million Contract to Lead REL Northeast & Islands

EDC has been chosen to continue operating the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast & Islands through 2022 with a new five-year, $26 million contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.

December 21, 2016

EDC to Lead National Effort on Elder Mistreatment

EDC, in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation, will lead a national team of experts to address what is seen as a gap in the U.S. health care system—the failure to identify and prevent elder mistreatment, including abuse and neglect.

December 7, 2016

EDC and Partners Expand Computer Science Education

With grants totaling $27 million from government, foundation, industry, and higher education partners, EDC is broadening student access to high-quality computer science (CS) learning.