The Urban Arts Partnership received a $4.42 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on December 15, 2021. The funding supports the GAME ON: TEACHING THE AP CSP THROUGH GAME DESIGN project under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411). The project aims to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through game design. Specifically, the Urban Arts Partnership will create, develop,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,400,000 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to the MK Level Playing Field Institute in Oakland, CA. The grant, titled "SMASH 3.0: INNOVATIONS IN PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE EQUITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE PATHWAYS FOR HISTORICALLY-EXCLUDED STUDENTS," will support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of...
The Uncommon Schools, Inc. was awarded a $4.4 million 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 implement the Expanding Access and Opportunity Through Culturally Responsive Computer Science (CURE CompSci) project from December 2021 through December 2026. The CURE CompSci project aims to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through culturally...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $4,400,272 Project Grant to Concord Consortium Inc., a non-profit educational research and development organization, under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA# 84.411). The grant, with a project period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028, will support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of evidence-based innovations to improve student achievement...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,625,889 Project Grant titled "Equitable Access to STEM Engagement (EASE)" to Young Audiences, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City. The grant, funded through the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411), supports a five-year initiative to generate evidence-based educational solutions that enhance STEM engagement, critical thinking, and creative learning...
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...
The National Science Foundation awarded $134,986 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to Georgia Tech Research Corporation from May 2023 to April 2026. The project aims to develop the Creative Computing Cookbook and supporting resources to guide K-12 students in New York City through artistic computing learning experiences grounded in computer science standards. Partnering with two arts education organizations serving over 4,000...
This $227,619 National Science Foundation Project Grant will support the development of a culturally relevant immersive virtual learning environment to advance spatial computational thinking skills and career awareness among upper elementary Latinx students. Funded through the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the project aims to design Minecraft: Education Edition experiences that incorporate bilingual visual programming functions and culturally aligned content. Participants will...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) is supporting the early establishment of a Research Practice Partnership (RPP) focused on designing, developing, and piloting instructional materials that integrate computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) into PreK-8 classrooms. The $288,749 award to Katabasis, Inc., a non-profit organization, is funding the development of a game-based learning platform called "AgriCoding"...
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,...