The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences has awarded a $702,073 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Mdrc to conduct Phase II activities for an impact study of strategies to accelerate math learning. Under this contract, Mdrc will continue research begun under a previous award to evaluate programs aimed at helping students master math concepts and skills more quickly. The prime contractor, Mdrc, will draw on its expertise in education program evaluation to provide...
This is a $7,510,578 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to the nonprofit research organization Mdrc. The contract requires Mdrc to assist IES in conducting evaluations of programs and strategies designed to improve student outcomes in low-performing schools across the nation. The contract utilizes no set-aside designation. Key subcontractors include Curriculum Associates, LLC, Decatur School District No 61, Public...
This is a $4,077.94 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded to the nonprofit research organization Mdrc by the Institute of Education Sciences, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education. The contract is for Phase IV activities of an impact study on strategies to accelerate math learning. This contract does not have a set-aside designation. Mdrc is a prime contractor that frequently partners with subcontractors like Public Strategies, Inc. and Mathematica Inc. to...
This $4,804,605.00 federal contract was awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences, a civilian agency, to the non-profit research organization MDRC. The contract is for a "Study of an Information Strategy to Increase Enrollment in Post Secondary Education". MDRC is the prime contractor, and it has two subcontractors - Signal Vine Inc. and Public Strategies, Inc. The contract is a definitive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a completion date of May 15, 2023. It was not set aside...
This is a federal contract award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education, to the nonprofit research organization Mdrc. The $6,403,351.00 contract is a cost-plus-award-fee delivery order for Mdrc to conduct research and evaluation services related to "Freshman Academies," a program aimed at improving student outcomes in low-performing schools. This contract is not set-aside. Mdrc is a key provider of research and...
This is a $13,364,740 federal contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, to Mathematica Inc. to conduct a two-part study on the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund (TSL) program. The first component will collect implementation information about the FY2017 TSL grants, and the second will evaluate the impact of a common strategy among the funded grants. The contractor will also collect data to provide information for the...
This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a research agency within the U.S. Department of Education, to Mathematica Inc., a prominent research and data analytics firm. The contract's purpose is to develop design options and assess the feasibility of conducting an impact study of magnet schools, particularly those awarded grants in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 through the Federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP). The contract has a...
This is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to Mathematica Inc., a research and data analytics consultancy, to conduct an impact evaluation of departmentalized instruction in elementary schools. The evaluation will examine the impact of switching from self-contained classrooms where teachers teach all subjects to a single group of students, to departmentalized instruction where teachers specialize in teaching either math or...
This is a $18,367,939.00 federal contract awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Education, to Mathematica Inc., a research and analytics consultancy. The purpose of the contract is to conduct an impact study on intensive professional development opportunities for teachers, including video-recording teachers and providing feedback to improve their practices. The contract is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Definitive Contract, with a period of...
This federal contract, awarded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), an agency within the U.S. Department of Education, is evaluating the impact of academic language interventions on the academic achievement of English learners. The $14,562,980.00 definitive contract was awarded to MDRC, a nonprofit research organization, on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis. The contract does not utilize a set-aside. MDRC has subcontracted with Florida State University and ABT Global LLC to assist with the...