An interview with Eden Badertscher is included in an on-air feature that spotlights EDC’s STEM-OPS project, the need to improve STEM opportunities for people who are incarcerated, and the recent STEM-OPS national conference.
Responding to a poll about the state of mental health in the U.S., EDC’s Sarah Brummett of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention discusses how the pandemic has shifted people’s willingness to discuss their mental health.
Investing in the lives of adolescent girls can help implement successful climate solutions, argues a new op-ed co-authored by Amy West and Sharon Iwachu (Global G.L.O.W. in Uganda).
With CDC data showing a rise in the suicide rate, EDC’s Sarah Brummett of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention discusses the factors behind why a person might attempt suicide as well as the dangers of firearms during a suicidal crisis.
EDC’s Shelley Pasnik is interviewed about the Molly of Denali research study. The study found young children’s exposure to informational text can provide low-cost, scalable, and equitable access to effective learning opportunities.
Key findings from a report led by EDC and commissioned by The Wallace Foundation titled Supporting Quality in Summer Learning: How Districts Plan, Develop, and Implement Programs are cited in a story about students forgetting part of what they learned during the previous year during class breaks.
EDC’s Julie Goldstein-Grumet speaks to how families may choose to talk about the death of a loved one when mental illness is involved, following the passing of country music artist Naomi Judd.
