Newton nonprofit lands $10.8m federal award

Education Development Center Inc., a Newton nonprofit organization that manages education projects, said it has been awarded $10.8 million from the Office of Head Start at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

The award means that preschool teachers in four New England states will have a new resource with the opening of service centers staffed by early childhood education experts and managed by Education Development Center, Education Development Center said.

The award includes about $3.6 million for Massachusetts, Education Development Center said. (Globe Staff)