Education Realty Trust Sets First-Quarter 2007 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule


MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR) plans to release first-quarter 2007 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 1, 2007.

The company also plans to host a conference call for investors and other interested parties beginning at 11 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, May 2, 2007. The call will feature Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Paul O. Bower and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Randall H. Brown, who will discuss the company's performance.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the Internet and will be available for MP3 player download. To access the call, participants from within the U.S. may dial 800.591.6942, and participants from outside the U.S. may dial 617.614.4909. The pass code for this call is 54556327. Participants who prefer may access the call via the company's investor relations Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

A taped rebroadcast of the earnings call will be available shortly after its completion on May 2 through May 9, 2007. To access the rebroadcast, the domestic dial-in number is 888.286.8010, the international dial-in number is 617.801.6888, and the pass code is 42328813. A rebroadcast suitable for MP3 player download will also be available through www.educationrealty.com or www.reitcafe.com.

About Education Realty Trust

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR) is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, develops, and manages high-quality student housing communities throughout the U.S. Led by a team with more than 190 years of shared industry experience, Education Realty Trust is one of America's largest owners and operators of collegiate student housing. Its portfolio includes 40,742 beds at 66 communities in 21 states. For more information please visit the company's Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

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Statements about the company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations. They involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's future results, performance, or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such statements.

Such risks are set forth under the caption "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 1, 2006, and described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.



            

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