EDC seeks to transform learning, empowering people to make their own choices. The results take many forms: teachers using more creative and effective forms of instruction, out-of-school youth furthering their education or finding jobs, children learning to read and write, families making more informed decisions. EDC sets ambitious goals for its programs, measures progress rigorously, and ensures that the desired results are achieved.
Results

EDC transforms learning using technology tailored to the context, from radio to Internet connectivity to mobile phones and SMS texts. EDC collaborates with its partners to ensure that its solutions support learning that is accessible, mobile, scalable, and effective.

This 2-page results document highlights the successes of the Bangladesh Youth Employment Pilot, which prepares young men and women for work, particularly in Bangladesh's traditional prawn farming industry.

To track and measure changes in student reading performance over a period of time, data was collected from randomly selected second grade students in a comparison cohort in school year 2013/14 and in an intervention cohort in school year...

EDC’s basic education programs in low-resource contexts support the development of learners who can use language to explain and analyze the world around them and who have the foundational skills to think critically and solve the range of problems they will encounter in school and life....

The Literacy, Language, and Learning (L3) Initiative was a five-year project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented in Rwanda between August 2011 and January 2017. L3’s strategic objective was to strengthen teaching and learning, so that children...

When technology is paired with proven education methods to increase quality and the numbers of youth reached, amazing things can happen. Shaqodoon (Somali for ‘Job Seekers’), a project funded by USAID and implemented by Education Development Center, has developed three groundbreaking new...

EDC helps communities and countries improve early childhood development through comprehensive programs that enhance teachers' skills, foster school readiness and empower parents and other community members to effectively support children's learning. This document highlights the impact of the...

During the past decade, interest has heightened among the international community regarding fragile states—those that have bred hostile movements and threatened to foster violent conflicts. Recent research indicates that education can contribute to stability and inhibit fragility.
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EQuALLS2 works with the Philippine government to strengthen teacher training in English, science, and math, engages communities in local education improvement, and offers alternative learning and livelihood skills training for out-of-school youth.