Project Grant ARC23C21441

The University of Southern California (USC) was awarded a $573,006 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) to conduct an efficacy evaluation of the "Talking About Local Current and Contested Issues in Schools" (TALCCS) program. The project, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, will evaluate the impact of the TALCCS program, which aims to improve educational outcomes by...

This $354,662 National Science Foundation project grant supports research examining the association between state-level population policies, school safety, and educational outcomes. Funded under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), the three-year award to Arizona State University will analyze data from the National Conference of State Legislatures, School Survey on Crime and Safety, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, and Common Core Data. Statistical analyses...

The National Science Foundation awarded Vanderbilt University a $450,038 project grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to study the effectiveness of public-private partnerships in education. The two-year award beginning August 2022 will support research comparing student learning outcomes between those randomly assigned to attend public-private partnership schools versus traditional public schools through a lottery system. Administrative data on...

This federal Project Grant award of $403,103 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (CFDA 84.305 - Education Research, Development and Dissemination) supports a research project titled "School Diversity and Long-Term Student Outcomes" led by the University of Oklahoma's Office of Research Administration. The project aims to examine the long-term impacts of school diversity policies on student outcomes. Key activities include data collection, analysis,...

This Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) will provide $191,654.00 to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to study the academic outcomes and experiences of digital and on-campus immersion students. The project, titled "The Educational Divide: Transition, Retention, and Course Selection in Digital and On-Campus Immersion Students," will run...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) a $4,331,183 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to support the "THINKING PRO: ACCELERATING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) CLASSES" project. The grant will fund the development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $385,390.00 Project Grant to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDOE) on December 18, 2024. The award is funded through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424), which aims to improve academic achievement and educational opportunities for students nationwide. The grant, titled "KNOW YOUR ABCDS: ABSENTEEISM, BULLYING AND COLLECTING DATA (ABCD)," will enable...

This National Science Foundation award of $379,348 provides funding from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025 under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to the University of Notre Dame du Lac. The award will support research assessing the impact of increased human capital on labor market outcomes and political attitudes in developing countries. The principal investigator will leverage census and other individual-level data, as well as policy variation from free...

The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) was awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the KEDC PROJECT ACHIEVE ADVOCATING FOR CIVICS AND HISTORY ENGAGEMENT & INSTRUCTION THROUGH VALUING EDUCATORS program. Under this two-year award funded through the American History and Civics Education federal grant program (CFDA #84.422), KEDC will establish Presidential Academies for the Teaching...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,505,499 Project Grant under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) to the California Department of Education's Fiscal and Administrative Services Division. This 3-year award, running from December 18, 2024 to December 17, 2027, will support a range of educational initiatives to improve academic achievement and student well-being across California. Key focus areas include...