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This National Science Foundation STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award in the amount of $111,193 aims to improve teaching and learning in large introductory physics courses through the use of Learning Assistants (LAs). The project, which involves investigators at Seattle Pacific University, University of Washington Bothell, and Western Washington University, will develop a model for training LAs to effectively elicit and build on students' diverse science ideas. This approach,...

The Laurens Educators Achieving Results to Net Success (LEARNS) project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants program (CFDA 84.374), provides $2,967,371.00 to Laurens County School District 55 to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems and human capital management strategies for teachers, principals, and other school leaders. The project aims to enhance student...

The Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded Siena College a $870,443.42 Project Grant under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The award, dated March 6, 2025, supports the "English Language Acquisition: National Professional Development Program" to improve English language instruction, academic achievement, and educational outcomes for English language learners, including immigrant children and youth. The program will...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $546,879 Project Grant under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to San Francisco State University - Accounting Office. This 5-year grant (7/1/2023 - 6/30/2028) aims to study how partnerships between STEM faculty and undergraduate Learning Assistants (LAs) can enable sustainable institutional and classroom transformation to create more inclusive and engaging learning environments for students. The project...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) provides $366,027 to the CAL Poly Corporation, a non-profit organization serving as the auxiliary for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The project, titled "AGENTS OF CHANGE: INVESTIGATING HOW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FACULTY AND LEARNING ASSISTANTS ENABLE PATHWAYS FOR SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL AND CLASSROOM...

The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded Belle Chasse Academy, Inc. a $750,000 Project Grant under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will support enrichment of student experience in social emotional learning and science, technology, arts, and mathematics through May 2026. Specifically, Belle Chasse Academy will expand instructional outcomes by hiring an SEL Coach and STEAM Coach. These new...

The National Science Foundation's STEM Education program awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, located in Bloomsburg, PA, to improve student success in first-year STEM courses. The project aims to implement two proven approaches - the co-requisite model and the Learning Assistant (LA) model - to increase college completion and retention, particularly for disadvantaged students, in STEM degree programs. Through the co-requisite model, students with...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $252,713.00 Project Grant to the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, Missouri under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant will fund the CTE PROGRAM EXPANSION from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024 to develop and...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education aims to develop and evaluate an empirically-defensible model for increasing STEM persistence and graduation rates among underrepresented students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the $500,000 award made to Our Lady of the Lake University on January 1, 2023 will support redesigning the institution's College Algebra course into three...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Southwestern Adventist University a $706,684 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428). The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to strengthen teacher preparation pipelines in underserved educational environments. The project focuses on comprehensive support for developing, recruiting, preparing, supporting,...