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Live Blogging Monday’s TEDxDupontCircle Event

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Today more than 150 of the world’s leading thinkers and doers will come together in New York for TEDxChange. Convened by Melinda French Gates on the 10th anniversary of the Millennium Development Goals, this event will explore what the future holds for development around the world, the changes that have . . .

Good ideas are the foundations of change.

Teachers for a New Era emphasizes evidence in teacher preparation. Research shows that good teachers are the most important element in student learning. So how do you make great teachers—teachers for a new era? Working with Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Ford and Annenberg Foundations, AED used data . . .

Good ideas build partnerships.

lobster fishers

G-FISH builds consensus for effective fisheries. Overfishing had brought the spiny lobster population down by about 35 percent in the past few years in Honduras and Nicaragua as lobster fishers were going into ever deeper waters to find them. Was there a solution? AED, USAID, and Darden restaurants—owners of Red Lobster . . .

Social Media Expert?

August 26, 2010 AED has a project called Democracia Activa in Peru. It is a communications program designed to engage Peruvian citizens in democratic action and informed voting. The overall goal of the program is to increase citizen buy-in and understanding of democratic processes and actions. The project seeks a . . .