This Project Grant award of $6,658,592.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (CFDA 84.411 - Education Innovation and Research) supports an efficacy study of an innovative approach to teaching quantitative reasoning in dual enrollment mathematics programs. The award to WestEd, a non-profit research and service agency, will fund the development, implementation, and evaluation of the educational intervention over a 5-year period from January 1, 2025...
The Wested organization was awarded an $8.93 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) federal grant program. Through this five-year award ending in December 2026, Wested will scale, establish the efficacy of, and disseminate findings on the Citizen Math innovation designed to improve social-emotional and math outcomes for high-need rural and urban K-12 students. Wested has...
The Early Math Initiative: Tiered Support to Prepare Native American and Other High-Need Children for Elementary School Mathematics was awarded a $9.021 million project grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) on January 1, 2023. Wested will deliver evidence-based, field-initiated innovations through December 31, 2027 to improve mathematics achievement and attainment for high-need...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $9,103,706.93 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to WestEd, a non-profit education research and service agency. The grant, titled "Reading Apprenticeship for Academic Literacy Learning (RA4ALL)," will support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of evidence-based innovations designed to improve student achievement...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,420,000 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program to WestEd, a non-profit education research and development organization. The grant, titled "PROJECT PATHWAYS: CREATING THE PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING", will support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of evidence-based interventions designed to improve...
The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences awarded Wested a $2,834,457 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to support research activities from September 2018 through August 2022. The grant aims to improve the quality of education and increase student academic achievement by funding research that reduces achievement gaps between high- and low-performing students and expands access to and completion of postsecondary...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Waterford Institute, Inc. a $15,407,103 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. This five-year grant, running from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2028, will fund the "EXPANDING SCHOOL READINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RURAL SOUTH THE UPSTART RURAL TASK FORCE: TAKING ALL TO SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN" initiative. The project aims to provide instructional support,...
This Project Grant award of $4,777,356.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411). The grant was awarded to the University of Illinois to support the "Learning to Lead in Math" project, which aims to create, develop, implement, and scale innovative educational practices to improve student achievement and attainment, particularly for high-need students. The...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Waterford Institute, Inc. a $7,039,368.00 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to support the "Summer Support for School Success (Project S4)" program. This five-year award, beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029, will enable Waterford Institute to provide early learning software, curriculum, and instructional support services to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Wested under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) to develop computer science and data science educational resources and professional learning opportunities for middle school teachers. The two-year award, issued on August 15, 2021 and set to conclude on July 31, 2023, will support Wested's "Computer Science Connections" project. This project aims to...