Posted on June 10, 2011 in Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Equity and Diversity, Inclusive Schools, Research and Evaluation, Special Education by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Research from EDC helps schools identify English language learners with disabilities.

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Posted on April 8, 2011 in Early Childhood Education, English as a Second Language (ESL), Equity and Diversity, Head Start, Pre-K, Research and Evaluation by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
New center will help Head Start teachers support diverse learners, including those who speak languages other than English.

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Posted on April 1, 2011 in Pre-K, Research and Evaluation by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Science and early childhood researchers at EDC are interviewed about how to foster scientific curiosity in children outside the classroom.

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Posted on March 18, 2011 in Curriculum, Elementary Grades, Literacy, Research and Evaluation by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
A promising writing program is helping students develop and strengthen their writing skills. EDC researchers are tracking the results.

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Posted on February 23, 2011 in Early Childhood Education, Research and Evaluation by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Defending public broadcasting, the President of PBS mentions EDC’s Shelley Pasnik and our research on multimedia programming.

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Posted on November 9, 2010 in Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) announced that Julie Reed Kochanek has joined the organization as research director of the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-NEI).

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Posted on September 29, 2010 in English as a Second Language (ESL), Equity and Diversity, Head Start, Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
EDC has won a five-year, $10.5-million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to run the National Center for Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness as a partner with Bank Street College of Education.

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Posted on September 17, 2010 in Family Health, Prevention - Violence and Injury, Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
Across the United States, there is a growing interest in a new approach that sheds light on preventing child abuse and maltreatment.

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EDC has received more than $5.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research and develop programs to boost the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

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Posted on August 31, 2010 in Bullying, Prevention - Violence and Injury, Research and Evaluation by Eric MarshallComments Off
To help school and district officials better understand when bullying is or is not reported, researchers from the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast and Islands examined data from a national crime victimization survey and identified 11 characteristics associated with bullying that are tied to increased reporting.

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