profit organization founded washington usa 1961 2 founder alvin c. eurich sidney tickton defunct 2011 1 headquarters washington d.c. key people gregory r. niblett 3 ceo & president website www.aed.org aed formerly the academy for educational development 1961 2011 was a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that focused on education health and economic development for the least advantaged in the united states and developing countries throughout the world . 4 aed operated more than 250 programs in the united states and in 150 other countries around the world . 5 contents 1 history and scope 2 programs 3 controversy 3.1 executive compensation 3.2 usaid suspension 3.3 settlement agreement with us government 3.4 transfer of all aed programs to fhi 360 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history and scope edit aed headquarters in washington d.c. aed was founded in 1961 by alvin c. eurich and sidney tickton . originally focused on providing technical assistance related to higher education management in the united states aed expanded into instructional technology education reform and civil society support in the us and around the world . it also focused on promoting health in developing countries through environmental communication social marketing and other disciplines . aed worked throughout the united states and in 167 countries . 6 aed operated more than 250 programs to help people improve their lives through better education health and economic opportunities . it was a member of the u.s. global leadership coalition . 7 programs edit aed had five main program areas global health population and nutrition ; global learning ; leadership and institutional development ; social change ; and u.s. education and workforce development . each group had between four and seven centers . aed was one of six partnership support organizations chosen by the new york city department of education to provide new york city public schools with technical assistance in a variety of areas . 8 aed s center for academic partnerships stated aim was to work with educational institutions and individuals in the united states and around the world to strengthen and diversify academic exchanges and educational linkages . this center facilitated international students study in the united states american students study abroad and service learning abroad through the aed development fellows program as well as faculty and professional exchanges and short term institutes . 9 on july 25 2009 iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki announced plans to send up to 10 000 iraqi students per year to colleges in the united states united kingdom canada and australia through 2014 as a part of the iraq education initiative for which aed will provide advice and support . 10 other programs included the aed center for youth development and policy research which began the promising practices in afterschool system in 1999 with funding from the charles stewart mott foundation . 11 aed s middle start program provided research based professional development programs that invigorate teaching and learning resulting in improved rigor equity and achievement . 12 the national security education program david l. boren fellowships for graduate students offered by george washington university are provided by aed . 13 greencom sponsored by aed is the strategic environmental communication project of the u.s. agency for international development providing services to usaid missions and environmental and agricultural program managers worldwide . 14 aed was a major partner in usaid s dot com alliance leading the dot org program one of the three programs . 15 controversy edit executive compensation edit in 2009 aed drew criticism when it was revealed that then president stephen moseley was paid us 879 530 in total compensation in 2007 . moseley said his 2007 compensation which included catch up payments into an executive pension fund for prior years was in line with competitors . 16 moseley announced his january 2011 retirement in november 2010 . 17 usaid suspension edit in december 2010 the u.s. agency for international development or usaid suspended aed from being awarded new federal service contracts from usaid for 12 to 18 months due to evidence of serious corporate misconduct revealed after investigations of the agency s expenditures in pakistan and afghanistan . at that time aed had 65 contracts and grants through usaid totaling 640 million . 18 settlement agreement with us government edit on june 30 2011 aed signed a settlement with the u.s. department of justice in which it agreed to pay more than 5 million to settle false claims act allegations . 19 spam link according to the u.s. government aed had failed to provide proper oversight and management of usaid projects in the semi autonomous tribal regions of pakistan and parts of afghanistan . as a result the u.s. government received substandard service and products at inflated prices . the department of justice also alleged that executives at the washington d.c. office of aed did not properly disclose information about overcharges and other financial mismanagement . 20 transfer of all aed programs to fhi 360 edit concurrent with the settlement agreement aed executed a transfer of virtually all of its existing programs and employees to another usaid contractor ngo family health international . the aed programs combined with fhi to create a new entity fhi 360 . 1 21 with that aed effectively ceased to exist . see also edit youth innovation fund nichcy national dissemination center for children with disabilities references edit a b history . fhi 360 . retrieved 9 december 2013 . 2008 annual report pdf . academy for educational development . retrieved 4 december 2008 . board . archived from the original on december 13 2010 . academy for educational development . retrieved 7 21 07 . create change through children archived september 16 2007 at the wayback machine . . academy for educational development . retrieved 7 21 07 . health communications partnership . academy for educational development . retrieved 7 21 07 . http www.usglc.org about our coalition . usglc.org . retrieved 2013 12 04 . external link in title help center for school and community services . academy for educational development . retrieved 7 21 07 . center for academic partnerships archived august 22 2007 at the wayback machine . . retrieved 7 21 07 . press release archived october 5 2009 at the wayback machine . . retrieved 7 27 09 . promising practices in afterschool systems . retrieved 7 21 07 . what is middle start . retrieved 7 21 07 . fellowships archived august 3 2007 at the wayback machine . . retrieved 7 21 07 . greencom strategic partnership communications archived july 20 2007 at the wayback machine . . retrieved 7 21 07 . dot com alliance . retrieved 9 2 07 . dilanian ken . review high salaries for aid group ceos usa today september 1 2009 hedgpeth dana and josh boak . usaid suspends district based nonprofit aed from contracts amid investigation washington post december 8 2010 dilanian ken . u.s. bans contractor from further aid programs los angeles times december 8 2010 settlement agreement between united states of america and the academy for educational development aed pdf . bigupload.com . washington dc based academy for educational development pays more than 5 million to settle false claims allegations pdf . retrieved 2013 12 04 . fhi 360 frequently asked questions aed watch . aedwatch.wordpress.com . 2011 07 06 . retrieved 2013 12 04 . external links edit academy for educational development official website . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aed non profit & oldid 742006466 categories organizations established in 1961international educational charitieseducational charities based in the united statesreligious organizationscharities based in washington d.c.international non profit organizationsdupont circlehidden categories articles with wayback machine 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