The Illinois State Board of Education, through its Regional Office of Education #17, received a $4.4 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research Program (formerly known as the Investing in Innovation Fund). The grant will support the "Leading While Learning Project," which is focused on improving principal effectiveness through December 2026. As indicated in the grant...
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 School District of Philadelphia was awarded a $5,027,486 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) to scale up a multi-tiered, schoolwide restorative approach. The grant, awarded January 1, 2023 and running through December 31, 2027, will support expanding the district's Relationships First model to additional schools. This evidence-based framework uses restorative...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $8.8 million Project Grant to the Regional Office of Education Professional Services 19 under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) to support the PARTNERS TO LEAD SCALED (PTL2) consortium. PTL2 will provide services from December 2021 through December 2026 to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students in rural and high-need local education agencies. As outlined in...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $4,109,890.54 Project Grant from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) program. The grant is intended to support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling up of evidence-based, field-initiated innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. While specific details of the project deliverables are...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) program provides $3,173,928.00 to the University Of Oregon Foundation to support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling up of evidence-based, field-initiated innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. The 5-year project, starting on January 1,...
The Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) was awarded a $4,401,887 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411). IDRA will implement its Youth Leadership Now initiative in San Antonio, TX from December 2021 through December 2026. The Education Innovation and Research program supports the creation, development, and scaling of evidence-based innovations to improve...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $4,777,356 Project Grant from 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, titled "Learning to Lead in Math Project," will support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of innovative educational practices to improve student achievement and attainment, particularly for high-need students, in the...
The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) was awarded a $4 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on January 1, 2023 to implement the "SPEAK TO THE POTENTIAL, ABILITY, AND RESILIENCE INSIDE EVERY KID (SPARK): A MENTORING INTERVENTION FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS" program through December 31, 2027. This award is funded through the Education Innovation and Research Program (formerly known as the Investing in Innovation Fund or...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,125,899 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, CFDA 84.411) program to the American Institutes For Research In The Behavioral Sciences on January 1, 2023. The grant will support implementation of the Individualized Math Instruction with the Modern Classrooms Project program through December 31, 2027. Under a subaward, the Modern Classrooms Project,...