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 (EIR) Program (CFDA 84.411) provides $6,658,592.00 to WestEd, a nonprofit research agency, to conduct an efficacy study on an innovative approach to teaching quantitative reasoning in dual enrollment mathematics courses. The goal is to address equity in access to these advanced courses. The 5-year project period runs from January 1,...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,443,907 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Early-Phase grant to Teachers College Columbia University on January 1, 2025. The grant, titled "EXCELL IN SCIENCE FOR HIGH-NEED PRE-KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS: THE EARLY PHASE", will support the creation, development, and implementation of innovative educational practices designed to improve student achievement and attainment, particularly for...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $10,964,184 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program grant to The 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, a non-profit organization located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, supports the development and implementation of standards-based grading practices aimed at improving student achievement, particularly for high-need students. The project will run through December...
The State of New Mexico Public Education Department received a $8,585,449.70 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411). The award, titled "NEW MEXICO TEACHER RESIDENCIES," will support the development, implementation, and scaling of evidence-based innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students in New Mexico over a 5-year project period from January 1, 2024 to...
This Project Grant award of $5,265,843.00 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) to The Johns Hopkins University. The funding supports the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of innovative educational practices designed to improve student achievement and attainment, particularly for high-need students, in middle and high schools. The project...
This federal Project Grant award of $12,539,357.60 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 funding will support the Center For Leadership And Educational Equity in Providence, RI to plan, lead, act, network, and sustain initiatives aimed at achieving equitable student outcomes, particularly for high-need students. The five-year project period runs from January 1,...
This $4,777,356 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, supports the "Learning to Lead in Math" initiative at the University of Illinois. The 5-year project aims to create, develop, and evaluate innovative educational practices to improve student achievement and attainment, particularly for high-need students. Key activities include curriculum development, teacher...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $8,225,419 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to President and Fellows of Harvard College. The grant will support the "Scaling a National Model of Reading Engagement (MORE) to Improve First to Fourth-Grade Students' Reading Comprehension" project from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028. The EIR program provides funding for the creation,...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $15,718,748 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program (CFDA 84.411) to Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. The grant, titled "SCALE UP (SUSTAINABILITY, CAPACITY, AND LEARNING ENGAGEMENT) FOR FRACTION FACE OFF," will fund the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of innovative educational practices designed to improve student...
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,...