Project Grant U374A160071

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 program (CFDA 84.374) to The Innovation Project in Raleigh, NC. The grant, titled "Reimagining Teaching Talent (RTT)," will fund the development and implementation of human capital management systems and performance-based compensation strategies to enhance educator effectiveness, particularly in high-need schools, with...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Teach For America Inc. (TFA) a $6,626,530 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program grant (CFDA 84.411) to implement "The Cultivate System: Creating Inclusive, Equitable, & Rigorous Learning Environments for High-Needs Students" project. The five-year project, starting January 1, 2025, aims to create inclusive and equitable learning environments to improve academic achievement for high-need...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $3,027,439 Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) grant to the Tulare County Office of Education (TCOE) for their Teacher Residency for Rural and Urban Education (TRRUE) project. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support TCOE's efforts to improve student achievement through comprehensive teacher preparation and professional development initiatives. Key objectives...

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 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 Education Innovation and Research (CFDA 84.411) project grant to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to scale and sustain a professional learning program that supports positive acceleration for early-career teachers. The project aims to refine, scale, test, and sustain a teacher professional learning program based on Teachstone's MyTeachingPartner-Secondary...

This $1,005,306.00 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) program will support the "CAL POLY INSPIRE: INNOVATIVE SUPPORT AND PREPARATION OF INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT EDUCATORS" initiative at Cal Poly Corporation in San Luis Obispo, CA. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, aims to enhance the quality of prospective and new...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $749,967 to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Teach for America (TFA) to investigate the motivational factors and experiences that influence Black teachers' decisions to teach K-12 computer science. The researchers will survey and conduct focus groups with Black pre-service and in-service teachers in the TFA corps to understand their perceptions, barriers,...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,967,371 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants program (CFDA 84.374). The grant, titled "LAURENS EDUCATORS ACHIEVING RESULTS TO NET SUCCESS (LEARNS)", will support Laurens County School District 55 in South Carolina to develop, implement, and improve human capital management systems and performance-based compensation strategies for...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,030,006 Project Grant under the Teacher Quality Partnership (CFDA 84.336) program to Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO). The grant titled "NOLA TQP: INNOVATION TO FILL THE GAP" aims to improve student achievement by enhancing the quality of prospective and new teachers through comprehensive teacher preparation and professional development initiatives. The award will support SUNO's...