The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,871,535 Project Grant under the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants (CFDA 84.374) program to The Innovation Project in Raleigh, North Carolina. The grant will fund the development and implementation of a comprehensive human capital management system and performance-based compensation strategies for teachers, principals, and other school leaders, with a focus on high-need schools. The project...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Teach For America Inc. (TFA) a $6,626,530 Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) program grant titled "The Cultivate System: Creating Inclusive, Equitable, & Rigorous Learning Environments for High-Needs Students." The grant, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will support TFA's efforts to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative educational...
The Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) was awarded a $3,027,439 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) program. The grant, titled "Tulare County Office of Education's Teacher Residency for Rural and Urban Education Project (TRRUE)", will be used to implement a comprehensive teacher preparation and professional development initiative aimed at improving student...
This Project Grant award of $174,000 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education provides funding for Teach For America, Inc. (TFA) to implement a virtual high-dose tutoring program aimed at improving the academic performance and well-being of low-income students in Hawaii. The grant, awarded under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and...
The Prince Georges County Public Schools (PGCPS) received a $33,227,855.21 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement under the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants program (CFDA 84.374) for the period of October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2021. The grant aims to help PGCPS develop, implement, improve, or expand human capital management systems or performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other school...
The Texas Education Agency was awarded a $280,522,303 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant program, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (CFDA 84.367), aims to increase student academic achievement, improve teacher and leader quality/effectiveness, and provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective educators. The TEA will use the July 1, 2022-September 30, 2023 grant to support...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $9,398,638 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program to support the scaling and sustainment of a teacher professional learning program for early-career teachers. The grant aims to refine, scale, test, and sustain the MyTeachingPartner-Secondary (MTP-S) program, which focuses on improving teacher-student and student-student interactions to foster adolescent engagement in the...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,030,006 Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) grant to Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant, titled "NOLA TQP: INNOVATION TO FILL THE GAP", aims to improve student achievement through comprehensive teacher preparation and professional development initiatives at SUNO, a historically Black, state-controlled...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,110,315 Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) grant to a consortium of three school districts in Tidewater, Virginia known as the Tidewater Education Consortium (TEC). The funding supports a project to address critical teaching shortages in the region. The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The lead sub-awardee is Isle of Wight County Schools, a local government school...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,343,101 Project Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) under the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grants program (CFDA 84.336). The funding will support a Teacher and School Leader Residency (RTR-TR-SLR) program that aims to improve student achievement by enhancing the quality of prospective and new teachers through innovative preparation models and professional development. VCU will...