* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In this issue: 1. EDC Wins Major Education Research Contract FEATURED EDC RESOURCES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1. EDC Wins Major Education Research Contract The U.S. Department of Education announced that EDC, in partnership with WestEd and American Institutes for Research, has been awarded a five-year $38 million contract to lead the Northeast and Islands Regional Education Laboratory (NEIREL). As one of a network of 10 such labs across the country, NEIREL will conduct research on new approaches to improving teaching and learning and disseminate proven approaches to educators and policymakers. Learn more about NEIREL: 2. Condoleezza Rice Visits EDC Project in Indonesia Al Ma’Muriyah Madrasah—a school participating in EDC’s Decentralized Basic Education (DBE 2) project in Jakarta, Indonesia— recently hosted a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The school is one of seven in Jakarta participating in the DBE 2 project, which works to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Indonesia’s public and private sector primary schools. Read more about Condoleezza Rice’s visit and DBE 2: 3. Curriculum Aims to Increase Financial Literacy EDC's Adult Literacy Media Alliance (ALMA) recently received funding from the NASD Investor Education Foundation to produce a half-hour television program and curriculum designed to increase money management skills and knowledge. The materials, aimed at adults with a 5th to 8th grade reading level, will be broadcast on TV411, ALMA’s Emmy award-winning, nationally broadcast television series. Read more about ALMA: 4. Providing Unbiased News to the Citizens of Sudan Modeled after BBC World Service, EDC’s Sudan Radio Service (SRS) is the country's first independent and unbiased radio service to broadcast accurate news and information. SRS produces programs on health, agriculture, development issues, current events, and civics. Broadcasts are transmitted daily in English, Arabic, and Juba Arabic, and a different local language each day. Read more about SRS: 5. Working With Latino Communities: A Q&A with EDC’s Amy Aparicio Clark Amy Aparicio Clark is dedicated to bridging the distance between families and schools, and finding ways to encourage students to continue their education. She directs PALMS (Postsecondary Access for Latino Middle-Grades Students), a project funded by Lumina Foundation for Education that creates resources for schools and communities that want to develop Latino students' college prospects. Read more about Amy Aparicio Clark’s work: 6. High School Science Curriculum Uses Real-Life Stories to Inspire Students Funded by the National Science Foundation, Foundation Science is a comprehensive curriculum that covers the four science disciplines—physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science—in eight semester-long courses. The curriculum breaks with traditional high school science teaching by using narratives drawn from life to introduce new content, ask fundamental questions, and establish a context for learning more. Read more about Foundation Science: 7. Promoting Health in Chinese Schools A recent evaluation of EDC’s Health-Promoting Schools project in China’s Zhejiang Province found many positive changes in school health policies, the physical and psychosocial environment, skills-based health education, and school health and nutrition services. Read more EDC’s work in China: 8. Remembering Marilyn Felt The EDC community was saddened by the recent death of longtime staff member, Marilyn Felt. An innovative curriculum designer who created new teaching methods, Felt was deeply committed to issues of social justice and equity. Learn more about Marilyn Felt’s life and work: 9. EDC in the News: A Selection of Media Coverage “Pediatric Hospitals Teach Doctors Ways To Convey Tragic News” from “March aims for more awareness of sexual assault” from The Daily Star “A Focus on Positives in Afghanistan” from The Boston Globe, March 21, 2006. “Integrating Supplemental Resources into Instruction: Four key challenges to using digital resources—and how educators are overcoming them” from 10. Web Tour: Youth Mentoring EDC works with juvenile correctional facilities, police officers, community groups, and support services to design and foster mentoring relationships that benefit from research on effective programs. Our approach incorporates innovative uses of media and technology to expand the reach and impact of adult mentors. Read more: 11. Publication: Visionary Middle Schools: Signature Practices and the Power of Local Invention Written by authors in EDC's Center for Family, School, and Community, this book describes three urban middle schools that developed innovative education programs for adolescents, and identifies lessons for school and reform leaders. Read more: 12. E-Newsletters from EDC Complementing this EDC-wide Online Report, many EDC centers and projects offer e-mail newsletters in their areas of expertise. To learn more about these or to subscribe, please visit the link below. type full url here * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you have comments about the EDC Online Report or any items mentioned, we'd like to hear from you. E-mail us at: onlinereport@edc.org. If you would like to subscribe to the EDC Online Report, simply enter you e-mail address below and press submit. 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