Announcements

May 10, 2022

Seventeen EDC Videos Featured in 2022 STEM Video Showcase

EDC experts will share innovative work to enhance the equity and quality of pre-K–16 STEM learning in the free 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM For All Video Showcase.

March 31, 2022

Join EDC at AERA 2022

EDC researchers will participate in the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on April 21–26.

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.