Institute of Education Sciences

Director’s Biennial Report to Congress

Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018
Contents

Contents

From Director Mark Schneider................................... 1

Introduction ...................................................................2

Advancements in Research Quality ..........................4

Data Collection, Statistics, and Assessment..........9

Informing Practice...................................................... 12

Grants............................................................................ 17

Contracts......................................................................67
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From Director Mark 

Schneider

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is focusing on its 

mission as an applied research agency. IES has invested—and 

will continue to invest—in basic research, but as a science and 

statistical agency housed in the U.S. Department of Education, 

the Institute’s work focuses on improving the outcomes of 

learners throughout the life cycle. This means an emphasis on 

translating research for widespread use.

From its inception, the Institute has been committed to 

identifying what works for whom and under what conditions. 

This commitment remains unchanged. However, IES is 

increasingly interested in moving from identifying what works 

to improving what happens.

This focus is evident across the work highlighted in this report 

and our ongoing efforts to support educators, policymakers, 

and the communities they serve.
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Introduction

IES is the primary research, evaluation, and statistics arm 

of the U.S. Department of Education. Established through 

the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), the 

Institute’s mission is to expand fundamental knowledge 

and understanding of education and to provide education 

leaders and practitioners, parents and students, researchers, 

and the general public with unbiased, reliable, and useful 

information about the condition and progress of education in 

the United States. This work examines and informs education 

policies, programs, and practices aimed at improving 

learning, achievement, and equitable access to educational 

opportunities.

IES comprises four centers: 

• National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional 

Assistance (NCEE)

• National Center for Education Research (NCER)

• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

• National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)

Each center carries out interrelated elements of our mandate.

ESRA requires the director to transmit a biennial report to 

the President, the Secretary of Education, and Congress that 

includes: 

• A description of the activities carried out by and through the 

centers during the prior fiscal years

• A summary of each grant, contract, and cooperative 

agreement in excess of $100,000 funded through the 

centers during the prior fiscal years, including, at a 

minimum, the amount, recipient, and purpose of the award, 
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and the relationship, if any, to the priorities and mission of 

IES

• A description of how the activities of the centers are 

consistent with the principles of scientifically valid research 

and the priorities and mission of IES

• Such additional comments, recommendations, and 

materials as the director considers appropriate

This report covers FY 17–18, emphasizing the more recent 

efforts of Director Schneider and commissioners appointed 

later in the reporting period.
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Advancements in 

Research Quality

IES serves in a leadership role to promote 

and model best practices in research 

quality and access.

Standards for Excellence in Education 

Research

IES continues to support strong education science through 

the Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER). 

The SEER principles combine the best practices of scientific 

research with principles designed to maximize the effects 

of proven interventions on education research and learner 

outcomes.

Currently, these principles serve as guideposts, but over 

time IES will develop rubrics that will allow the What Works 

Clearinghouse to score studies using these standards. The 

core principles of SEER include:

• Pre-registering studies

○ Did the researcher execute the research and analysis 

activities as originally proposed in a recognized study 

registry?

○ Did the researcher describe key elements of the study 

protocol in their registration?

○ Did the researcher clearly explain any deviations from 

the registered plans and offer a reasonable rationale for 

doing so?

○ Did the researcher report on each of the primary 

outcomes registered at the study’s outset? 

The SEER principles 

combine the best 

practices of scientific 

research with principles 

designed to maximize 

the effects of proven 

interventions on 

education research and 

learner outcomes.
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• Making findings, methods, and data open 

○ Did the researcher make research publications freely 

available to others via ERIC?

○ Did the researcher provide access to the final research 

data of all publications, while protecting the rights and 

privacy of human subjects at all times?

• Identifying core components of interventions

○ Did the researcher document the core components of an 

intervention, including its essential practices, structural 

elements, and the contexts in which it was implemented 

and tested?

○ Did the researcher offer a clear description of how the 

core components of an intervention are hypothesized to 

affect outcomes?

○ Did the researcher’s analysis help us understand which 

components are most important in achieving impact?

○ Did the researcher document treatment 

implementation?

○ Did the researcher document, and identify opportunities 

to learn from, adaptations of the intervention that were 

observed during implementation?

• Analyzing intervention costs

○ Did the researcher measure the cost of components of 

the intervention relative to the control or comparison 

condition?

• Focusing on meaningful outcomes

○ Did the researcher explore outcomes that are broadly 

recognized as useful to measure student learning, 

opportunity, or success and appropriate to the goals and 

audiences of the research?

○ Did the researcher explore variation in outcomes by 

different types of learners?

○ Did the researcher explore whether treatment effects 

were observed over time?

• Facilitating generalization of study findings

○ Did the researcher design the study to permit ready 

generalization of its findings to different populations of 

learners?
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• Supporting the scale up of promising results

○ Did the researcher execute the research in settings and 

with student populations such that it can extend the 

reach of promising interventions?

○ Did the researcher explore factors that can inform the 

efficacy and sustainability of the intervention at scale? 

○ Did the researcher develop materials that could support 

the replication and scaling of an intervention by others, 

such as manuals, toolkits, or implementation guides? 

These principles are built into this year’s request for research 

proposals. As more SEER-informed research is executed, these 

principles will guide a larger share of high-quality education 

research. Just as randomized controlled trials improved the 

quality of education research, the Institute expects that SEER 

will do the same.

IES is building the infrastructure necessary to support these 

standards. In 2018, IES launched the Registry of Efficacy and 

Effectiveness Studies (REES) for pre-registration of studies and 

partnered with the National Science Foundation to publish best 

practices in replication. 

Scientific Peer Review

Through the Office of the Deputy Director for Science, IES uses 

established peer review procedures approved by the National 

Board for Education Sciences. The Institute’s objective peer 

review process relies on external experts across a range of 

substantive and methodological fields related to education 

research.

Informed by external feedback and practices of the National 

Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, IES 

has improved the efficiency of the review process. For major 

research competitions, applicants can access their peer review 

scores and written reviews about four weeks after the panel 

meetings. 

During FY 17–18, the IES Standards & Review staff processed 

nearly 2,000 research and research training grant applications. 

A total of 827 external expert reviewers on 62 review panels 

considered 1,711 of these applications. Based on these reviews, 

NCER and NCSER awarded 255 grants.

1,711

peer reviewed 

applications to award 

255 grants in 

FY17–18
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Between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018, IES 

completed peer reviews of 164 reports that were approved for 

publication.

Research Networks and Centers 

To focus attention on high-priority issues and establish a 

structure for researcher collaboration, IES supports research 

networks. Research networks consist of multiple research 

teams working together to advance the field’s understanding 

beyond what an individual team could accomplish on its own. 

NCER networks examine how to increase college completion

and improve early learning and achievement for disadvantaged 

children and are increasing what we know about the impact 

of career and technical education programs and policies

on student outcomes. In FY 18 and FY 19, NCSER invited 

applications for a new program, Research Networks Focused 

on Critical Problems of Policy and Practice in Special 

Education. NCSER’s first research network targets the 

integration of academic and behavioral support in a multitiered system of support. 

IES also has research centers focusing on: 

• Education access and school choice

• Data-driven decision making in rural education

• Mental health needs in rural schools

• Secondary writing instruction

• Literacy and deafness 

Professional Development

NCER training programs have supported the careers of more 

than 1,000 education scientists. Former predoctoral fellows 

are now leading methodological innovations transforming 

what questions researchers ask and how these questions are 

answered. 

IES continues to support collaborative work between 

researchers and state and local education agencies. NCER is 

establishing apprenticeships in which predoctoral students 

will spend at least a semester working in a state or local 

education agency or in a school or college research office. 

To focus attention on 

high-priority issues and 

establish a structure for 

researcher collaboration, 

IES supports Research 

networks. Research 

networks are multiple 

research teams working 

together to advance the 

field’s understanding 

beyond what an 

individual team could 

accomplish on its own. 
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The newly established Pathways to the Education Sciences 

Research Training program is developing a pipeline of talented 

education researchers who bring fresh ideas, approaches, 

and perspectives to addressing the issues and challenges 

faced by the nation’s diverse students and schools. Awarded 

to minority-serving institutions and their partners, NCER’s 

six Pathways grants are creating education research training 

programs (eight weeks to one year in length) that prepare 

fellows for doctoral study.

NCSER has supported training activities to inform education 

researchers about adaptive interventions and sequential, 

multiple assignment, randomized trials (SMARTs) and is 

collaborating with experts on a SMART design blueprint. 

This blueprint will provide an accessible and comprehensive 

overview for education scientists interested in developing 

adaptive interventions and using SMARTs in the development 

and testing of these interventions. Interventions that can be 

adapted over time in response to each learner’s changing 

needs have great potential for supporting children and youth 

with disabilities. 
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Data Collection, Statistics, 

and Assessment

Ensuring the accurate, complete, and 

efficient collection of information is at the 

core of IES operations. 

IES regularly identifies opportunities to improve how we 

collect, process, and analyze data. In FY 17–18, the Institute

conducted technical reviews of all NCES products, supported 

the ongoing development of the online Distance Learning 

Dataset Training System, and sponsored nine expert panels on 

key technical issues.

These and other efforts have strengthened our approach to 

information collection and assessment oversight.

Data Collection

Over the past two fiscal years, the Institute focused on 

improving the quality and annual production of publicly 

available statistics. Notable changes include:

• Implementing a more efficient process for producing final 

files for the Common Core of Data 

• Expanding the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data 

System (IPEDS) to include outcomes for four transfer 

student cohort groups and graduation rates for Pell Grant 

and Subsidized Stafford Loan recipients

• Transforming Education Demographic and Geographic 

Estimates (EDGE) into a formal data program that provides 

critical information on the socio-economic status of 

neighborhoods with K-12 schools

• Working with ED grant making offices to streamline 
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data reporting requirements to align with priorities of 

reauthorized laws, including the Every Student Succeeds 

Act (ESSA) and the Strengthening Career and Technical 

Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V).

From October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018, NCES 

released over two dozen survey datasets with information 

about a range of populations from pre-school through latecareer. Most of these data files were integrated into publicaccess data analysis tools. 

NCES also supported significant methodological initiatives. 

In particular, changes to sampling methods for the National 

Teacher and Principal Survey improved data quality. New 

collection methods for the National Postsecondary Student Aid 

Study will allow NCES to collect state-level information for the 

first time since the study’s inception in the 1980s. 

To improve survey response rates, NCES developed an 

outreach strategy that targets school administrators and 

expands direct communication through conferences, new inprint materials, and tailored digital outreach. 

Assessment

The Institute has pursued multiple opportunities to advance 

the quality of national and international assessments. 

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 

successfully transitioned reading and mathematics 

assessments for grades 4 and 8 to a digital format, mirroring 

similar shifts in state-administered achievement assessments. 

The Institute also released results of other major assessments, 

including:

• 2015 NAEP Science assessments at grades 4, 8, and 12

• 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 

assessment of 15-year-old students

• 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science 

Study (TIMSS) assessments of grade 4 and grade 8 students

• 2015 TIMSS Advanced assessment of advanced 

mathematics and science students at grade 12

• 2016 NAEP Arts assessment at grade 8

From October 1, 2016 

through September 30, 

2018, NCES released 

over two dozen survey 

datasets that contained 

information about a 

range of populations 

and topics from preschool through latecareer. Most of these 

data files were integrated 

into public-access data 

analysis tools. 
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• 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study 

(PIRLS) assessment of students at grade 4 

In FY 18, IES coordinated U.S. participation in multiple 

international assessments. In addition to well-known studies 

such as PISA and the Teaching and Learning International 

Survey (TALIS), the Institute facilitated U.S. participation in 

the International Computer and Information Literacy Study 

(ICILS) and the International Early Learning Study (IELS), which 

assesses the emerging literacy and numeracy skills of fiveyear-old children. Results of these studies will be released in 

FY 20. 

Finally, the Institute has pursued opportunities to better 

understand and assess the natural developmental progress 

in achievement for children and youth with disabilities. 

NCSER invested in the National Center on Assessment and 

Accountability for Special Education, which used large-scale 

reading and math test data from several states to advance 

our understanding of the achievement growth of children with 

disabilities and examined various approaches for measuring 

that growth. Researchers produced numerous scientific 

publications and a Did You Know series of research briefs for 

non-technical audiences. 
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Informing Practice

Several programs highlight how IES has 

succeeded in transforming research into 

practice in recent years. 

The Institute is now prioritizing the development of tools 

and products that flow from IES-supported research. Finding 

the balance between generating and applying knowledge is 

essential as the Institute moves to turn what works into what 

happens. 

Research on Educators to Support 

Children with Disabilities

Most children and youth with disabilities are educated in 

general education classrooms for at least some portion of 

the school day, with more than half spending most of the day 

in these classrooms. Yet, too few general education teachers 

receive training on how to support children and youth with 

disabilities or to carry out other aspects of their job, such as 

supervising paraprofessionals who work with these learners. 

In FY 17–18, the Institute supported additional research on 

effective strategies and essential knowledge and skills for 

educators to improve the outcomes of children and youth with 

or at risk for disabilities.

NCSER awarded 20 grants to address questions related to 

teachers and instructional personnel, including projects to:

• Adapt and test a burnout intervention for special education 

teachers

• Explore aspects of pre-service teacher preparation 

In FY 17–18, the Institute 

encouraged additional 

research on effective 

strategies and essential 

knowledge and skills for 

educators to improve the 

outcomes of children and 

youth with or at risk for 

disabilities. 
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associated with special education teacher entry and 

retention and positive outcomes for children and youth with 

disabilities

• Develop and evaluate professional development models to 

reduce racial/ethnic disproportionality in school discipline 

and special education referrals

• Improve implementation of multi-tiered systems of support 

in early childhood classrooms

• Strengthen paraprofessionals’ use of evidence-based 

practices for learners with or at risk for behavior disorders 

Program Evaluation

IES continues to provide independent, high quality evaluations 

of federally funded education programs. These evaluations 

influence school-improvement efforts, strengthen teacher 

preparation and professional development, and foster 

innovations in teaching and learning. 

In FY 17–18, NCEE released 19 evaluation reports, including: 

• An evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act’s School Improvement Grant (SIG) program that 

described the types of turn-around strategies schools used 

and the impact of SIG funds on test scores

• A series of reports (after one and two years of 

implementation) on the effectiveness of the District of 

Columbia’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, the nation’s 

only federally-funded school voucher program

• Three evaluations of programs and practices designed to 

improve educator and principal effectiveness, including 

studies of teacher performance feedback and the federal 

Teacher Incentive Fund program

• A comprehensive evaluation of seven cohorts of grantees 

supported by the Investing in Innovation (i3) program

Curriculum Support

The Institute has helped school districts across the nation 

by providing evidence about the effectiveness of different 

curricula. Sustained investments in evaluating the Building 

Blocks early mathematics curriculum has informed adoption 

decisions in both Boston Public Schools and in New York 
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City schools. Both districts are engaged in ongoing evidence 

building activities to determine the curriculum’s long term 

outcomes. Developed and rigorously evaluated with support 

from NCER, teachers have access to ASSISTments, a free and 

effective online tutoring platform for use as part of classwork 

or homework. Over 1,000 teachers across 42 states are using 

ASSISTments to improve student learning in mathematics. 

NCER is currently funding two replication studies to evaluate its 

effects.

NCER-funded evaluations of college developmental courses 

spurred concerns that these courses can be an obstacle to 

college completion for many students. Currently, several states 

and postsecondary systems are revising their approach to 

developmental coursework. A growing number of researchers, 

many supported by IES, are examining topics such as 

course placement, instructional methods, course content, 

course length, and the impact of abandoning developmental 

coursework altogether.

Funding Innovation

Around the country, thousands of schools and millions 

of students use technologies developed through the 

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. SBIR 

emphasizes a rapid research and development process, 

with rigorous research informing iterative development and 

evaluating the promising products. 

SBIR also focuses on commercialization so that products 

can reach many schools and be sustained over time. 

SBIR investments have spurred the development of many 

technologically innovative learning products, such as a 

virtual reality chemistry learning game HoloLab Champions

(video). The program also helps IES-funded projects to reach 

implementation at scale (see, for example, the development of 

the platform supporting the K-3 A2i literacy program). 

What Works Clearinghouse

The Institute’s What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) has 

primary responsibility for synthesizing existing evidence 

about educational practices, programs, and policies and 

disseminating their findings to federal, state, and local 

SBIR emphasizes a 

rapid research and 

development process, 

with rigorous research 

informing iterative 

development and 

evaluating the promising 

products. 
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policymakers. The WWC released 30 Intervention Reports and 

Practice Guides in FY 17–18. 

Practice Guides, produced through the WWC, are among the 

most important products of the Institute, because they are 

central to translating research into practice. Here are several 

examples of how Practice Guides (what works) can be turned 

into products that change how education is delivered (what 

happens). 

Radford University (VA) is developing micro-credentials for 

teachers, especially teachers located in rural areas. These 

micro-credentials can be used as professional development 

points for licensure renewal and potentially graduate credit. 

Radford proudly calls attention to the fact that the training 

uses “evidence-based tools and resources from the Institute 

of Education Sciences’ (IES) What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 

Practice Guides.” 

North Carolina State University’s Friday Institute has turned 

information from two different Practice Guides into massive 

open online courses (MOOCs) for teacher professional 

development. The Fraction Foundations MOOC is organized 

around the recommendations of the Developing Effective 

Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade Practice 

Guide, published by the WWC in September 2010. The Teaching 

Foundational Reading Skills MOOC is organized around the 

recommendations of Foundational Skills to Support Reading for 

Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, published in July 

2016. As with Radford’s program, both MOOCs award continuing 

education credit to teachers who complete the course. 

Regional Education Laboratories

The Institute also generates evidence through NCEE’s Regional 

Education Laboratory (REL) program. The REL program seeks 

to address needs of regional, state, and district partners by 

helping them build and use research and evidence to inform 

policy or practice. The REL program released over 110 reports

in FY 17–18. Covering a range of topics from early childhood 

education to transitioning to and through college and the 

workforce, report types included: 

• What’s Happening (descriptions of policies, programs, 

implementation status, or data trends)

IES is considering how 

future generations of 

RELs could take center 

stage in the Institute’s 

translation function. 

There are already 

examples of RELs doing 

this work.
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• What’s Known (summaries of previous research) 

• Making Connections (studies of correlational relationships)

• Making an Impact (studies of cause and effect)

• Stated Briefly (summaries of research findings of specific 

audiences)

• Applied Research Methods (demonstrations of research 

methods for educational settings)

• Tools (guides for planning, gathering, analyzing, or reporting 

data or using evidence to improve practice)

IES is considering how RELs could take center stage in the 

Institute’s translation function. There are already examples of 

RELs doing this work, such as teacher-focused tools developed 

by REL Southwest based on the Teaching Academic Content 

and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School

Practice Guide. At their best, RELs build strong partnerships 

with states, districts, and teachers around research, 

development, and evaluation capacity. How they can contribute 

even more to helping IES move its work into the field is crucial. 
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Grants

Education and Special Education 

Research

The STELLAR Project: Phase 2

University of Oregon

NCER: Arts in Education

R305A170603

$1,400,000

Exploring Links Between Arts Education and Academic 

Outcomes in the International Baccalaureate

University of Maryland, College Park

NCER: Arts in Education

R305A180062

$600,000

Supporting Paraprofessionals’ Use of EvidenceBased Practices for Students with Autism Spectrum 

Disorders

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCSER: Autism Spectrum Disorders

R324A170028

$1,399,984

Testing the Long-Term Beneficial Impacts from 

a Comprehensive School Intervention for HighFunctioning Children with ASD (HFASD): An Efficacy 

Follow-Up Study

Canisius College
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NCSER: Autism Spectrum Disorders

R324A180005

$880,430

Efficacy Follow-Up Study of the CSESA Model

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCSER: Autism Spectrum Disorders

R324A180091

$1,100,000

Smooth Sailing: Teacher-Directed Intervention to 

Improve Outcomes for Young Children with ASD in 

General Education Classrooms

University of California, Riverside

NCSER: Autism Spectrum Disorders

R324A180105

$1,399,991

Florida CTE Certifications Study

Research Triangle Institute

NCER: Career and Technical Education

R305A170222

$1,399,587

Career Academies, Pathways, and Elective Courses: 

Exploring Variation in Work-Based Learning 

Experiences and Student Outcomes

Education Development Center, Inc.

NCER: Career and Technical Education

R305A170383

$1,383,016

Assessing the Implementation, Impact & Variation 

of CTE Innovation: NYC as a Lab for Rigorous CTE 

Research

New York University

NCER: Career and Technical Education

R305A170498

$3,118,343

Does Applied STEM CTE Strengthen the College 
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and Career Pipeline for Low-Income High School 

Students?

University of California, Santa Barbara

NCER: Career and Technical Education

R305A180096

$344,940

Examining the Processes and Outcomes of Reading 

Comprehension (EXPO-RC)

University of Georgia

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170036

$1,392,920

Focusing on the Efficacy of Teaching Advanced Forms 

of Patterning on Kindergartners’ Improvements in 

Literacy, Mathematics, and Reasoning Ability

George Mason University

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170114

$1,621,738

Fostering Reading Comprehension and KnowledgeBuilding in Middle-School Students

University of Colorado, Boulder

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170142

$1,399,857

Exploring the Spatial Alignment Hypothesis in STEM 

Learning Environments

WestEd

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170165

$1,399,631

Contextualizing Experimental Design Instruction 

Within Related Inquiry Activities: The ISP Tutor

Carnegie Mellon University

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170176
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$1,376,533

Opening the Door to Algebra: Does Improving Facets 

of Fraction Knowledge Impact Algebra Learning?

Temple University

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170226

$1,301,369

Application of Explanatory Item Response Models to 

Understand Influence of Reader-Text Interactions on 

Reading Comprehension and Reading Intervention 

Effects

University of Houston

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170251

$599,875

Developing a Spatially-enhanced Elementary 

Curriculum and Teacher Training Series to Improve 

Science Achievement

Johns Hopkins University

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170411

$1,398,481

A Theory and Data Driven Approach for Identifying 

Evidence of Collaborative Problem Solving Skills

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170432

$1,399,250

Diagnostic Inventories of Cognition in Education 

(DICE)

University of Georgia Research Foundation

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170441

$1,399,746

Scalable Multimedia Mindfulness Training for Youth
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University of California, Santa Barbara

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170445

$1,379,390

Drawing Connections to Close Achievement Gaps in 

Mathematics

University of Chicago

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170488

$1,388,030

Navigating Scientific and Statistical Reasoning in 

Adolescence

University of Michigan

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170489

$1,399,758

An Examination of Response to Intervention in the 

Early Writing Skills of At-Risk Preschoolers

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170529

$3,292,904

Efficacy of a Narrative Comprehension Intervention 

for Elementary School Children At-Risk for AttentionDeficit Hyperactivity Disorder

University of Kentucky

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A170574

$3,237,898

Developing a Deeper Understanding of the Cognitive 

Processes that Drive Multiple Text Comprehension

Arizona State University

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A180144

$1,399,466
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Gender Stereotypes in STEM: Exploring 

Developmental Patterns for Prevention

University of Washington

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A180167

$1,399,149

The Efficacy of From Here to There: A Dynamic 

Technology for Improving Algebraic Understanding

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

NCER: Cognition and Student Learning

R305A180401

$3,295,403

Project Engage: Developing a Cloud-Based 

Measurement System for Data-Informed 

Implementation of Practices Promoting Children’s 

Active Engagement

University of Minnesota

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170032

$1,399,962

Validity Studies of the Classroom Code for Interactive 

Recording of Children’s Learning Environments 

(CIRCLE) (Version 2.0)

University of Kansas

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170048

$1,400,000

Professional Development of an MTSS Model for Early 

Childhood Educators to Prevent Reading Disabilities

University of South Florida

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170073

$1,400,000
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Professional Development to Support Teachers’ 

Implementation of a Tiered Model for Promoting 

Social-Emotional Development of Infants and 

Toddlers

University of Kansas

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170118

$1,400,000

Development of a Data-Based Decision Making 

System to Support Educators’ Promotion of Infants 

and Toddlers’ Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills

University of Kansas

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170141

$1,400,000

Development of a Tiered Coaching Model to Support 

the Professional Development of Inclusive Early 

Childhood Educators

University of Washington

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170149

$1,366,853

LEAP Sustainability: Exploring Malleable Factors that 

Predict Teachers’ Initial and Long-Term Fidelity

University of Denver

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A170152

$1,399,993

Development of a Web-Based Integrated Behavior 

Support and Teacher Coaching System for Early 

Childhood Settings

University of Washington
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NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180061

$1,400,000

Supporting Early Interventionists of Toddlers with 

Autism to Build Family Capacity

Indiana University

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180083

$1,399,769

Development of an Intervention for Center-Based 

Early Childhood Care and Education Providers to 

Support Evidence-Based Instruction of Children with 

Developmental Disabilities

Kennedy Krieger Institute

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180085

$1,399,961

Developing an Extension of the TELL Curriculum for 

3-Year-Old Children with Developmental Speech and/

or Language Impairment

Arizona State University

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180093

$1,400,000

Online Training for Paraeducators to Improve 

Communication Supports for Young Children with 

Complex Communication Needs

Michigan State University

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180122

$1,399,989
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Training Teachers to Teach Vocabulary (T3V): A 

Professional Development Intervention for Toddler 

and Preschool Teachers Serving Children at Risk for 

Communication Difficulties

Temple University

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180192

$1,400,000

Efficacy of the Early Social Interaction (ESI) Model for 

Toddlers with Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder 

in Community Early Intervention Programs

Florida State University

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180193

$3,300,000

Teacher and Peer Speech in Inclusion Classrooms: 

Malleable Factors Affecting Language Outcomes for 

Children with Disabilities

University of Miami

NCSER: Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special 

Education

R324A180203

$1,399,735

Efficacy of a Targeted Shared Book Reading 

Intervention for Children Who Meet Screening Criteria 

in Pre-K

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A170064

$3,298,329

Efficacy of the TELL Curriculum for Preschool Children 

who are Economically Disadvantaged

Arizona State University

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies
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R305A170068

$3,288,658

Features of Early Childhood Education Coaching 

Interventions that Mediate and Moderate Impacts on 

Teacher-Child Interactions and Child Outcomes

University of Virginia

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A170120

$599,223

The Effects of Promoting Engaging Early Literacy 

Interactions in Preschool Environments: Literacy 3D

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A170241

$3,295,716

Identifying Effective Instructional Practices and 

Contexts for Spanish-speaking English Learners in 

Florida’s Universal Preschool Program

Florida State University

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A170430

$1,395,215

Causal Effects of the Kindergarten Transition 

Intervention

Ohio State University

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180004

$3,299,995

A Longitudinal Efficacy Study of the Montessori 

Preschool Model on Academic and Social-Emotional 

Outcomes

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180181

$3,294,232
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Promoting School Readiness Through Emotional 

Intelligence: An Efficacy Trial of Preschool RULER

Yale University

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180293

$3,263,909

Efficacy of MindUP on Pre-Kindergarteners’ 

Development of Social-Emotional Learning 

Competencies and Academic Skills

Portland State University

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180374

$3,300,000

Examining the Cost-effectiveness of Continuous 

Improvement Models for Preschool Teachers: 

Balancing PD Structures to Match Teacher Need

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180406

$3,299,982

Evaluating Quality Interactions in Preschool 

Classrooms Around Math: Development of a Videobased Observation Tool

Erikson Institute

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180462

$1,398,342

Exploring the Role of Access to School-based Prekindergarten: Enrollment and Academic Outcomes 

under Decentralized and Centralized Enrollment 

Policies

National Opinion Research Center (NORC)

NCER: Early Learning Programs and Policies

R305A180510

$599,913
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Evaluation of a Training Program to Promote Effective 

School Leadership

University of Missouri, Columbia

NCER: Education Leadership

R305A170180

$3,290,367

Developing Electronic-Books to Build Elementary 

Students’ Word Knowledge, Comprehension 

Monitoring, and Reading Comprehension

University of California, Irvine

NCER: Education Technology

R305A170163

$1,400,000

Identifying Malleable Factors in Blended Learning 

Environments Using Automated Detectors of 

Engagement

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Education Technology

R305A170167

$1,399,359

Evaluating the Effectiveness of ASSISTments for 

Improving Math Achievement

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Education Technology

R305A170243

$3,799,617

Exploring Adaptive Cognitive and Affective Learning 

Support for Next Generation STEM Learning Games

Florida State University

NCER: Education Technology

R305A170376

$1,399,996

Refinement of GlobalEd2 and Testing New Intervention 

Impact

University of Illinois, Chicago
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NCER: Education Technology

R305A170558

$1,196,984

The Development of the Writing Assessment Tool 

(WAT): An On-line Platform for the Automated 

Assessment of Writing

Arizona State University

NCER: Education Technology

R305A180261

$1,399,327

Intelligent Diagnostic Assessment Platform (i-DAP) for 

High School Statistics Education

University of Notre Dame

NCER: Education Technology

R305A180269

$1,399,950

Enhancing Student Learning with an Orchestration 

Tool for Personalized Teacher-Student Interactions 

in Classrooms Using Intelligent Tutoring Software 

Education Technology

Carnegie Mellon University

NCER: Education Technology

R305A180301

$1,399,754

Developing an Online Learning Environment for 

Learning Algebra by Teaching a Synthetic Peer

Texas A & M University

NCER: Education Technology

R305A180319

$1,399,947

Exploring Competing Theories of How Teacher 

Accountability Reforms Affect Teacher Labor Markets 

and Student Achievement

Brown University

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching
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R305A170053

$1,192,565

Learning From the Source: Can We Elicit Better 

Applicant Information Directly From Professional 

References?

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170060

$1,288,915

Teacher Metalinguistic Awareness in Writing 

Instruction: Links among Teacher Knowledge, Teacher 

Practice and Student Learning

University of Washington

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170112

$1,399,981

National Board Certification Efficacy Study

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170131

$2,989,187

The Relationship between Elementary Teachers’ 

Language Use and Students’ Language and Literacy 

Achievement

Vanderbilt University

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170203

$1,399,988

Tailoring Teaching to Fit the Class: Teaching Practice 

and Classroom Composition Under Random 

Assignment

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170269

$595,465
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Testing the Efficacy of the Academic Language and 

Literacy in Every Subject (ALLIES) Professional 

Learning Program

University of California, Davis

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170316

$3,230,920

Examining Teacher Math Anxiety as a Malleable Factor 

Related to Student Outcomes

Florida State University

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170463

$1,400,000

Middle School Matters: Promoting Research- and 

Evidence-Based Practices to Support Reading 

Comprehension (MSMPREP)

University of Texas, Austin

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170556

$1,400,000

Student Learning as a Function of Exposure to 

Teachers’ Use of Cognitive Processing Language 

During Instruction

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170637

$1,399,998

Efficacy of ASSISTments Online Homework Support 

for Middle School Mathematics Learning: A Replication 

Study

SRI International

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A170641

$3,298,853

What is the Value of Apprenticeship for Teachers? 
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Linking Preservice Mentor Quality to Inservice Teacher 

and Student Outcomes

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180023

$1,396,583

Exploring Elementary Teachers’ Feelings, Beliefs, 

and Effectiveness across Mathematics, Science, and 

Literacy

Arizona State University

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180086

$1,397,873

Changing Together: Classroom Observation for Peer 

Feedback and Reflection (C2)

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180149

$1,399,904

Efficacy Replication Study of the Impact of 

MyTeachingPartner-Secondary (MTP-S)

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180241

$3,299,812

PDConnect: A Scalable Community Approach to 

Improving Instruction in AP Chemistry Nationwide

State University of New York (SUNY), Stony Brook

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180277

$1,398,358

Advancing Middle School Teachers’ Understanding of 

Proportional Reasoning for Teaching

University of Southern California

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180392
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$1,399,982

Follow-up to the Replicating the CGI Experiment in 

Diverse Environments Study

Florida State University

NCER: Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching

R305A180429

$1,100,000

Improving the Accuracy of Academic Vocabulary 

Assessment for English Language Learners

University of Houston

NCER: English Learners

R305A170151

$1,400,000

Heterogeneous Effects of English Learner 

Reclassification on Achievement Trajectories

Public Policy Institute of California

NCER: English Learners

R305A170288

$699,983

Analyzing Diagrams: A Support for English Learners 

(ADSEL)

Education Development Center, Inc.

NCER: English Learners

R305A170297

$1,397,423

What Does It Take to Develop Writing Skills for 

Spanish-speaking English Learners? A Longitudinal 

Examination of Co-development of Language, 

Cognitive, and Writing Skills

University of California, Irvine

NCER: English Learners

R305A180055

$1,400,000

Efficacy Trial of Text Structure Strategy Instruction 
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on the Web for Spanish-Speaking English Learners 

(SWELL) in Grades 4 and 5

Texas A & M University

NCER: English Learners

R305A180060

$3,298,201

Young Children in Dual Language Education Programs: 

Language of Instruction, Engagement, Self-concept, 

Approaches to Learning, and Student-Teacher 

Relationships as Contributors to Academic Outcomes

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCER: English Learners

R305A180063

$1,400,000

Efficacy of the DCCS Program: ESL and Classroom 

Teachers Working Together with Students and Families

Duke University

NCER: English Learners

R305A180336

$3,299,148

The Distributional Implications of Computer-based 

Testing on Students, Teachers, and Schools

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A170119

$429,644

Assessing the Efficacy of Online Credit Recovery on 

Student Learning and High School Graduation

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A170152

$3,256,848

P-TECH 9–14 Schools: An Impact, Implementation and 

Cost Study

MDRC
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NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A170250

$2,801,182

Between Home and School: The School Bus and 

Student Outcomes

Syracuse University

NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A170270

$595,736

How do Spending Patterns Change with Weighted 

Student Funding (WSF), and What’s Happening to 

Equity and Achievement, Particularly for Poor and AtRisk Students?

Georgetown University

NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A170348

$1,300,069

Evaluation of Gifted and Talented Program Practices 

and Student Outcomes

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A180082

$1,307,778

Reducing Achievement Gaps at Scale Through a Brief 

Self-Affirmation Intervention

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Improving Education Systems

R305A180230

$3,681,819

It’s Worth It! Securing Persistence, Performance and 

Progress within Postsecondary Gateway Science 

Courses through Utility Value Interventions

University of California, Irvine

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A170160

$2,740,650
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A Mixed-Methods Study of Middle-Aged and Older 

Adults: Lifelong Learning, Skill Proficiencies, and 

Employment in the U.S. and Selected OECD Countries

Miami University

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A170183

$1,228,065

Mixed-Methods Exploration of Factors Associated with 

Postsecondary Success English Language Learners 

with Disabilities

New York University

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A170259

$1,397,251

Teaching and Learning 21st Century Skills in 

Community Colleges: A Study of the New World of 

Work Program

MDRC

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A170304

$1,288,806

Adapting Lesson Study for Developmental 

Mathematics Instruction

Columbia University, Teachers College

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A170454

$1,400,000

Doubling Up? Understanding the Long-Term Effects of 

Ninth-grade Algebra Reform on College Persistence 

and Graduation

Saint Louis University

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A170602

$559,485

The Effects of College Aid Programs: A Systematic 
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Review and Meta-Analysis

Development Services Group, Inc.

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180102

$600,000

A Leaky Pipeline: Community College Students and 

Pathways to the Bachelor’s Degree

City University of New York

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180139

$1,399,080

Underrepresented Student Learning in Online 

Introductory STEM College Courses

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180211

$1,399,194

Evaluating Incentives for Full-time Enrollment at 

California Community Colleges

University of California, Davis

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180227

$3,300,000

Identifying Risk Factors and Predictors of Literacy 

Skills for Adults Performing at the Lowest Levels of 

PIAAC in the United States

Georgia State University

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180299

$571,864

Efficacy of Viridis Learning Tool: A Technology-Based 

Approach to Advising and Job Matching

RAND Corporation

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180377

$3,299,866
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Multiple-choice Online Causal Comprehension 

Assessment for Postsecondary Students (MOCCACollege): Measuring Individual Differences in Reading 

Comprehension Ability of Struggling College Readers 

by Text Type

California State University, Chico

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180417

$1,383,123

Enhancing Undergraduate STEM Education by 

Integrating Mobile Learning Technologies with Natural 

Language Processing

Purdue University

NCER: Postsecondary and Adult Education

R305A180477

$1,398,642

BREATHE: A Burnout Intervention for Special 

Education Teachers

University of Kentucky

NCSER: Professional Development for Teachers and SchoolBased Service Providers

R324A170021

$1,399,852

Efficacy of Paraprofessional Behavior Support 

Coaching for Elementary School Students with 

Externalizing Behavior Disorders

Rutgers University

NCSER: Professional Development for Teachers and SchoolBased Service Providers

R324A170069

$3,299,279

Promoting Teacher Use of the Supports Intensity 

Scale-Children’s Version to Engage in Supports 

Planning to Enhance Access to the General Education 

Curriculum for Children with Intellectual Disability

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
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NCSER: Professional Development for Teachers and SchoolBased Service Providers

R324A180034

$1,395,014

Para-Impact: Professional Development with Teacheras-Coach for Paraeducators of Elementary Students 

with Moderate to Severe Developmental Disabilities

Purdue University

NCSER: Professional Development for Teachers and SchoolBased Service Providers

R324A180186

$1,393,765

Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and 

Spelling (MATRS)

University of South Carolina

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170065

$1,387,462

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Supporting 

Knowledge in Language and Literacy (SKILL) Program 

for Children who are At-Risk for Language and Literacy 

Difficulties

Utah State University

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170111

$3,299,570

SRSD+: Development of a Powerful Writing Program 

for Children in Grades 1 and 2

University of California, Irvine

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170113

$1,400,000

An Efficacy Study of Toggle Talk

University of Maryland, College Park

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170139
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$3,247,480

An Efficacy Follow-Up Study of the Long-Term Effects 

of Reading Recovery Under the i3 Scale-Up

University of Delaware

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170171

$1,099,999

The Language of Written Argumentation and 

Explanation: Individual Developmental Trajectories 

From 4th to 8th Grade

Harvard University

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170185

$595,798

Early Language Comprehension Individualized 

Instruction (ELCII)

University of Minnesota

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170242

$1,399,651

Factors Affecting Comprehension by Teens During 

Online Reading in Science: The FACTORS Project

University of Connecticut

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A170370

$599,879

Malleable Instructional Factors Associated with 

Beginning Word Reading

Oregon Research Institute

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A180005

$1,382,994

A Close Inspection of the Academic Language Used by 

K-3 Students

University of South Florida
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NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A180037

$1,323,166

Reading RULES in Kindergarten: Development of 

a Small-Group Intervention to Support Emergent 

Reading and Writing

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A180094

$1,399,980

A Regression Discontinuity Study of the Impact of 

ALFA Lab on 9th-Graders’ Reading Achievement, 

Motivation, and Reading Frequency

Johns Hopkins University

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A180154

$3,254,544

Efficacy Trial of the We-Write Intervention with 4thand 5th-Grade Students

Texas A & M University

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A180212

$3,299,952

Sense-Making in the Disciplines: Supporting Reading 

and Argumentation in Literature and History

Northwestern University

NCER: Reading and Writing

R305A180463

$1,397,927

An Efficacy Study of Strategic and Interactive Writing 

Instruction (SIWI): Teacher Development and Student 

Outcomes

University of Tennessee

NCSER: Reading, Writing, and Language Development

R324A170086

$3,298,243
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Supporting Teachers’ Implementation of Data-Based 

Instruction in Early Writing: An Efficacy Study

University of Minnesota

NCSER: Reading, Writing, and Language Development

R324A170101

$3,299,321

Project Coordinate: Increasing Coordinated Use of 

Evidence-Based Practices for Improving Word Study in 

an RTI Framework for Teams of 4th Grade Teachers

University of Florida

NCSER: Reading, Writing, and Language Development

R324A170135

$1,399,999

An Efficacy Trial to Evaluate Supporting 

Paraprofessionals by Advancing Reading Intervention 

Knowledge and Skill (SPARK)

Vanderbilt University

NCSER: Reading, Writing, and Language Development

R324A180004

$3,298,858

Exploring Writing Instruction Delivered by Teachers 

Providing Services to Students with Disabilities

Texas State University

NCSER: Reading, Writing, and Language Development

R324A180137

$1,398,259

Efficacy of Prime Online: Teacher Professional 

Development for Inclusive Elementary Mathematics 

Classrooms

University of Florida

NCSER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

R324A180135

$3,276,003

5E Model Professional Development in Science 

Education for Special Educators (5E-SESE)
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University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

NCSER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

R324A180202

$1,400,000

Evaluation of the KinderTEK iPad Math Program

University of Oregon

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A170044

$3,299,986

Investigating the Use of Virtual Labs to Promote 

Chemical Reasoning and Practice Skills

WestEd

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A170049

$1,400,000

Efficacy of the Connected Chemistry Curriculum

University of Illinois, Chicago

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A170074

$3,279,937

Exploring Heterogeneity in Mathematics Intervention 

Effects Using Meta-Analysis

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A170146

$599,104

Project LEAP: Extending a Grades 3–5 Early Algebra 

Learning Progression into Grades K-2

Technical Education Research Centers, Inc. (TERC)

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A170378
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$1,399,920

DAT-CROSS: Developing Assessments and Tools 

to Support the Teaching and Learning of Science 

Crosscutting Concepts

Indiana University

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A170634

$1,395,722

Assessing Students’ Progress on the Energy Concept 

Using Three-Dimensional Items (ASPECt-3D)

Biological Sciences Curriculum Study

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A180512

$1,399,644

Efficacy Study of an Integrated Science and Literacy 

Curriculum for Young Learners

WestEd

NCER: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

(STEM) Education

R305A180513

$3,298,589

Effectiveness of the Social Skills Improvement System 

Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS-CIP) in the 

Primary Grades

Pennsylvania State University

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170047

$3,799,833

Evaluation of Organization Skills Training Program for 

Upper Elementary Students

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170052

$3,275,484
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Academic and Behavior Combined Support (ABC 

Support) in Tier 2 Interventions

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170061

$1,313,651

MTP-Team: A Scalable, Web-Supported Peer-Learning 

Program for Implementing the My Teaching PartnerSecondary Approach

University of Virginia

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170073

$1,399,969

Promoting Self-Regulation to Enhance Social, 

Behavioral, and Academic Adjustment in Middle 

School

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170172

$1,398,567

An Efficacy Study of Multi-Tiered Academic, Social, 

Emotional, and Behavioral Supports in High-Need, 

Urban Middle Schools

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170227

$3,282,555

Development of Assessment Tools and Educator 

Training to Support Tier 2 Behavioral Intervention 

Selection

University of Missouri, Columbia

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170284

$1,400,000

Development and Evaluation of the Beliefs and 
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Attitudes for Successful Implementation in Schools 

for Teachers (BASIS-T)

University of Minnesota

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170292

$1,399,848

Web-based Professional Development for School 

Mental Health Providers in Evidence-Based Practices 

for Attention and Behavior Challenges

University of California, San Francisco

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170338

$1,400,000

Development of RELATE (Relationships to Enhance 

Learners’ Adjustment to Transitions and Engagement)

University of Washington

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170458

$1,387,368

Assessing the Efficacy and Implementation of City 

Connects: A Systemic Approach to Student Support

Boston College

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170471

$2,507,664

Adaptive Response to Intervention (RTI) for Students 

with ADHD

Florida International University

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170523

$3,298,918

Daily Experiences with Diversity: Academic and Social 

Adjustment in High School

University of California, Davis

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170559
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$1,382,793

Positive and Restorative Investment in Discipline 

Reform in Education (PRIDE): Integrating Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports 

(SWPBIS) and Restorative Discipline (RD)

University of Oregon

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170631

$1,398,073

Paths 2 the Future for All: College and Career 

Readiness Intervention

University of California, Riverside

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170633

$1,399,817

Exploring Youth Leadership Councils: Developmental 

Competencies, Critical Consciousness, and School 

and Civic Engagement

New York University

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A170639

$1,399,999

Development of an Instructional Alternative to Outof-School Suspension: The Instructional Suspension 

Learning Alternative (ISLA)

University of Oregon

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180006

$1,399,962

A Study of “Discipline in the Secondary Classroom”: A 

Positive Approach to Behavior Management

SRI International

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180013

$3,296,399
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Adaptation of an Effective Tier II Behavior Intervention 

for Students in Secondary Schools

University of Oregon

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180015

$1,399,904

The Relation of Gender-Integrated Classroom Climate 

to Students’ Academic Outcomes

Arizona State University

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180028

$1,388,186

Testing the Efficacy of Zoo U for Improving Children’s 

Social and Emotional Outcomes

RTI International

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180050

$3,299,956

The Role of Diet in Behavior and Academic Outcomes 

in Middle School Students

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180074

$1,399,883

Identifying Discrete and Malleable Indicators of 

Culturally Responsive Instruction and Discipline

University of Missouri, Columbia

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180111

$1,399,990

A Conceptual Replication of BEST in CLASS: An 

Efficacy Study of BEST in CLASS-Elementary

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180182

$3,296,798
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Promoting School Belongingness and Academic 

Performance: A Multisite Replication Trial of a Scalable 

Student Mindset Intervention

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180220

$2,811,594

Efficacy Study of Adventures Aboard the S.S.GRIN: 

Social, Emotional, and Academic Skills

WestEd

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180224

$2,997,518

Investigation of How and for Whom the Positive 

Action Social-Emotional and Character Development 

Program has its Effects on Student Behavior and 

Academic Achievement

Boise State University

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180259

$700,000

Development and Pilot Testing of the Sleep to 

Enhance Educational Performance in Schools 

(SLEEPS) Curriculum

University of Minnesota

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180265

$1,399,667

Testing the Efficacy of INSIGHTS for Promoting 

Positive Learning Environments and Academic 

Achievement in Nebraska: A Replication Study

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180290

$3,299,957
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Pathways to Success in the Transition to High School: 

Testing Efficacy for Improving 8th and 9th Grade 

Academic Outcomes

University of Southern California

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180308

$3,299,766

Examining the Efficacy of RULER on School Climate, 

Teacher Well-being, Classroom Climate, and Student 

Outcomes

University of Virginia

NCER: Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning

R305A180326

$3,299,999

Project ReACT: Neutralizing the Effects of Implicit Bias 

on Racial Disproportionality in School Discipline

University of Oregon

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A170034

$1,399,484

Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students 

(TAPES)

University of Connecticut

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A170071

$1,400,000

Identifying Factors Predicting Implementation 

and Sustainability of Tier 2 and 3 Behavior Support 

Systems

University of Oregon

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A180027

$1,399,970

Informant Discrepancies in Social-Behavioral 

Assessment: Psychometric and Practical Implications 
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of Cross-Informant Data

University of Maryland, College Park

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A180032

$1,399,346

Family-Centered Intervention in Schools to 

Reduce Social and Behavioral Problems From Early 

Elementary School to Adolescence

University of Oregon

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A180037

$3,299,983

Efficacy Trial of I Control: An Intensive Intervention to 

Improve Self-Regulation for Middle School Students 

with Emotional and Behavioral Problems

University of Florida

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A180042

$3,292,300

Teaching Academic Success Skills to Middle School 

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and 

Executive Functioning Deficits

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A180053

$1,399,957

Enhancing IEPs of Children with ADHD Using Daily 

Report Cards: An Efficacy Trial

State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo

NCSER: Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning

R324A180175

$3,290,517

The Special Education Teacher Pipeline in Washington 

State: A Comprehensive Analysis of Preservice 

Predictors of Special Education Teacher Career Paths 
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and Effectiveness

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCSER: Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

R324A170016

$1,381,671

Exploring Multi-Level System Factors Facilitating 

Educator Training and Implementation of EvidenceBased Practices (EBPs)

University of California, Davis

NCSER: Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

R324A170063

$1,396,830

Factors Contributing to Academic, Social/

Communication, and Behavioral Outcomes for 

Elementary Students with the Most Significant 

Cognitive Disabilities

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

NCSER: Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems

R324A180024

$1,399,809

School Support, School Connectedness, and the 

Educational Outcomes of Military-Connected 

Students: An Exploratory Study of Student Mobility

Boston University

NCER: Systemic Approaches to Educating Highly Mobile 

Students

R305A180142

$1,399,914

Keys to Writing Smarter: An Online Writing Workbench 

for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities

CAST, Inc.

NCSER: Technology for Special Education

R324A170043

$1,399,656

TIPS EdTech: Developing Professional Development 
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and Online Applications to Support Team-Initiated 

Problem Solving (TIPS) within Multi-Tiered Support 

Systems

University of Oregon

NCSER: Technology for Special Education

R324A170052

$1,399,980

Meta-Analyses of Variables Related to Instruction 

in Augmentative and Alternative Communication 

Implementation

Texas A & M University

NCSER: Technology for Special Education

R324A180110

$600,000

Betty’s Mind: A Theory of Mind and Social Reasoning 

Intervention for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum 

Disorders Based on a Learning by Teaching Approach

Vanderbilt University

NCSER: Technology for Special Education

R324A180171

$1,399,955

Development of a Game-Supported Intervention to 

Improve Learning and Study Strategies among At-Risk 

Students

East Carolina University

NCSER: Technology for Special Education

R324A180219

$1,389,424

The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction: 

Examining the Impact of Implementation Supports on 

Teacher and Student Outcomes

University of Kansas

NCSER: Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with 

Disabilities

R324A170008

$3,300,000
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Promoting Self-Determination for Students with 

Disabilities: A Goal-Setting Challenge App

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

NCSER: Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with 

Disabilities

R324A180012

$1,400,000

Exploring Predictors of Transition Planning 

Participation and Future Goal Aspirations of 

Secondary Students with Disabilities

University of Minnesota

NCSER: Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with 

Disabilities

R324A180178

$680,156

Evaluation of State and Local Education 

Programs and Policies

An Evaluation of the New Graduation Requirements in 

Texas

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER

R305H170006

$2,790,413

Strengthening School Readiness through Pre-K for All: 

A University-District Partnership

New York University

NCER 

R305H170042

$4,968,839

An Experimental Evaluation of Corequisite 

Developmental Education in Texas

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER 

R305H170085

$4,500,000
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Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of 

Education Interventions

An Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of HOME 

WORKS! The Teacher Home Visit Program

Concentric Research & Evaluation

NCER

R305L170005

$248,752

Improving Student Learning and Engagement Through 

Gamified Instruction: Evaluation of iPersonalize

Marzano Research

NCER

R305L170006

$221,517

Impact of an Orientation Course on Online Students’ 

Completion Rates

Education Development Center, Inc.

NCER 

R305L170008

$238,867

Study of Effects of Transition Planning Process (TPP) 

on Adult Basic Skills Learners’ GED® Attainment and 

Enrollment in Postsecondary Education

Abt Associates, Inc.

NCER

R305L170012

$249,039

Evaluation of Lane ESD’s Coder-in-Residence Program

Lane Educational Service District

NCER 

R305L180016

$249,922

WKI-Writing: Impact of Word Knowledge Instruction 

(WKI) on Writing Outcomes of 5th Grade Students
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Florida State University

NCER 

R305L180019

$249,230

Evaluation of Structured Methods in Language 

Education (SMiLE): A Program Combining Literacy 

and Language Development for K–5 Students with 

Significant Cognitive Disabilities in NYC’s District 75

Education Development Center, Inc.

NCSER 

R324L170003

$250,000

Evaluation of the Apply and Communicate for 

Transition Now (ACTNow) Tool for Shared Interagency 

Collaboration for Secondary Students with Disabilities

Weber State University

NCSER 

R324L180011

$239,565

The Impact of Internal Coaching on Providers’ Use of 

Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI) in 

Part C Early Intervention

Florida State University

NCSER 

R324L180013

$213,464

Evaluating a State-Level Initiative to Implement 

Supplemental Academic and Behavior Interventions in 

an Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports

University of Oregon

NCSER

R324L180014

$250,000

National Research and Development 

Centers
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The National Center for Research on Education Access 

and Choice

Tulane University

NCER

R305C180025

$9,998,565

Research Networks Focused on Critical 

Problems of Education Policy and 

Practice

Expanding the Evidence Base for Career and Technical 

Education (CTE) – Research Network Lead

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER: Expanding the Evidence Base for Career and Technical 

Education Network

R305N180005

$4,999,998

College Completion Network Lead

Stanford University

NCER: Scalable Strategies to Support College Completion 

Network

R305N170003

$1,999,122

Affording Degree Completion: A Study of Completion 

Grants at Accessible Public Universities

Temple University

NCER: Scalable Strategies to Support College Completion 

Network

R305N170020

$3,982,545

Cohesive Integration of Behavior Support within a 

Process of Data-Based Intervention Intensification

University of Texas, Austin

NCSER: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

R324N180018

$4,000,000
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Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in 

Education Research

Partnership to Study Dual Language Immersion in Utah

American Councils for International Education

NCER 

R305H170005

$398,544

Developing a Research and Policy Agenda to Improve 

School Climate in Virginia

University of Virginia

NCER

R305H170016

$399,618

Project PIMSELA: Partnering to Investigate Math and 

Science English Learners’ Access and Achievement

University of Washington

NCER 

R305H170019

$397,500

Implementing A Comprehensive Data-Based 

Coordinated System Of Care For School Districts 

To Promote Youth Academic Success And Social 

Emotional Development: A Researcher-Practitioner 

Partnership

University of Missouri, Columbia

NCER 

R305H170023

$397,211

The Teacher Pipeline in Massachusetts: Connecting 

Pre-service Performance Measures to In-service 

Teacher Outcomes

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER 

R305H170025

$399,344
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A Partnership to Develop a Meaningful, Reliable, 

and Valid Measure of Parent Engagement in Early 

Childhood Education

Johns Hopkins University

NCER

R305H170027

$397,761

A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Examining 

the Use of Automated Essay Evaluation Software for 

Improving Students Writing Achievement

University of Delaware

NCER 

R305H170046

$399,999

The Outcomes and Return on Investment of 

Concurrent Enrollment in Colorado: A ResearcherPractitioner Partnership to Improve Postsecondary 

Access and Success

Colorado Department of Higher Education

NCER

R305H170049

$399,016

Quality Counts: Building Capacity to Research Quality 

in Colorado’s Residency Preparation Programs

University of Colorado, Denver

NCER

R305H170066

$399,814

Cleveland Alliance for School Climate Research

Cleveland State University

NCER

R305H170068

$398,386

Addressing the Growing Diversity of Preschool 

Populations through Low Incidence Language 
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Barriers: Hmong Language Development to Improve 

Assessment Approaches

Saint Paul Public Schools

NCER 

R305H170073

$400,000

Leveraging Developmental Relationships with 

Teachers to Enhance Student Motivation

Search Institute

NCER

R305H170078

$399,446

Atlanta 323: Partnership for School Readiness and 

Achievement from Age 3 to Grade 3

Florida State University

NCER 

R305H180062

$400,000

Exploring Academic Return on Investment as a Metric 

to Direct District-level Funding Towards Programs that 

Improve Student Outcomes

Columbia University, Teachers College

NCER

R305H180003

$400,000

A Research Partnership to Improve the Quality of 

Pre-K Classroom Practices

Southern Methodist University

NCER 

R305H180015

$399,966

Cleveland Partnership for English Learner Success

American Institutes for Research (AIR)

NCER 

R305H180021

$399,913
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Evaluating Content Area Reading Instruction 

Professional Development: A Partnership 

between Seminole County Public Schools and 

the Florida Center for Reading Research Targeting 

Underperforming Adolescent Students

Florida State University

NCER 

R305H180030

$400,000

Designing Crowdsourced Mentorship to Support LowIncome High School Students’ College Enrollment

New York University

NCER 

R305H180051

$396,816

Enhancing the Quality of Instruction in 4-Year-Old 

Kindergarten

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCER 

R305H180053

$400,000

Georgia Partnership for Adult Education and Research 

(GPAER)

Georgia State University

NCER 

R305H180061

$399,760

Statistical and Research Methodology in 

Education

Uses of Posterior Distributions for Statistical 

Inference from Assessment Surveys

P20 Strategies, LLC

NCER 

R305D170013

$122,628
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A User-Friendly Tool for Designing Cluster Randomized 

Trials with Power and Relevance

Columbia University, Teachers College

NCER 

R305D170024

$893,737

Development of Statistically Sound Methods and 

User-friendly Software for Performing Data Forensics

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

NCER 

R305D170026

$473,366

Statistical Power When Adjusting for Multiple 

Hypothesis Tests: Methodology Expansions and 

Software Tools

MDRC

NCER 

R305D170030

$379,720

Positive and Restorative Investment in Discipline 

Reform in Education (PRIDE): Integrating Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports 

(SWPBIS) and Restorative Discipline (RD)

Northwestern University

NCER 

R305D170041

$1,398,073

Training

A Longitudinal Investigation of the Friendship and 

Bullying Experiences of Middle School Youth with and 

without Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual 

Disability

Michigan State University

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring

R324B170003
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$399,592

Validation of the Assessment of Culturally and 

Contextually Relevant Supports (ACCReS): Supporting 

Educators of Diverse Students with or at Risk for 

Disabilities

University of Massachusetts, Boston

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring

R324B170010

$398,722

Cognitive and Linguistic Mediators of Response to 

Intensive Interventions in Reading for English Learners 

At-Risk for Learning Disabilities

University of Houston

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring

R324B170012

$391,047

Exploring How Special Educators’ Working Conditions 

Contribute to their Engagement of Students with 

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Effective 

Reading Instruction

Boston University

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring

R324B170017

$400,000

Developmental Relations Between Language Ability 

and Behavior Problems

Virginia Commonwealth University

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring

R324B180008

$395,278

Partnering with Early Intervention Providers to 

Increase Implementation of Parent Coaching for 

Families of Children with ASD

University of Pennsylvania

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring
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R324B180017

$399,857

Optimizing Emergent Literacy Interventions for 

Children with Autism

Florida State University

NCSER: Early Career Development and Mentoring

R324B180035

$399,986

An RCT Institute for Established Researchers

Northwestern University

NCER: Methods Training for Education Research

R305B170016

$799,669

Meta-Analysis Training Institute

Loyola University Chicago

NCER: Methods Training for Education Research

R305B170019

$797,760

Getting SMART About Adaptive Interventions in 

Education

University of Michigan

NCSER: Methods Training Using Sequential, Multiple 

Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART) Designs for Adaptive 

Interventions in Education

R324B180003

$438,479

Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to 

Social Justice in Education

Florida State University

NCER: Pathways to the Education Sciences Research Training 

Program

R305B170017

$1,020,800

Research Institute for Scholars in Education (RISE)

University of Maryland, College Park
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NCER: Pathways to the Education Sciences Research Training 

Program

R305B170018

$1,070,650

Postdoctoral Training Program in Prevention Science 

at the University of Oregon: Preparing Education 

Researchers to Prevent Social and Behavioral 

Problems in Schools

University of Oregon

NCSER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special 

Education and Early Intervention

R324B180001

$760,000

Post-Doctoral Research Training Program in Special 

Education: Evidence-Based Practice in Early 

Intervention and Early Learning

University of Kansas

NCSER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special 

Education and Early Intervention

R324B180004

$744,000

Autism Postdoctoral Training Program Addressing the 

Educational Needs of Pre-K through Secondary Aged 

Students

University of Virginia

NCSER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special 

Education and Early Intervention

R324B180034

$747,115

University of Virginia Education Science (VEST) 

Interdisciplinary Post-Doctoral Training Program

University of Virginia

NCER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the 

Education Sciences

R305B170002

$695,425
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Postdoctoral Training Program in Research on School 

Leader Effectiveness and Career Pathways

Vanderbilt University

NCER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the 

Education Sciences

R305B170009

$673,426

Postdoctoral Training Program in Experimental and 

Quasi-Experimental Methods for Education Research

University of Michigan

NCER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the 

Education Sciences

R305B170015

$712,000

University of Washington SMART Center Postdoctoral 

Research Program

University of Washington

NCER: Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the 

Education Sciences

R305B170021

$702,476

Unsolicited and Other Awards

Training in Application of Economic Evaluation for 

State and Local Education Policy Employees

Columbia University, Teachers College

NCER

R305U180001

$99,940

Institutionalizing, Sustaining, and Enhancing the 

Registry of Efficacy and Effectiveness

University of Michigan

NCSER

R324U180001

$314,997
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Contracts

Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Technical 

Assistance (TA)

Applied Engineering Management Corporation (AEM)

NCES: Administrative Data Division

EDIES17C0015

$19,300,000

This contract provides support for SLDS Program Officers to 

provide technical assistance to SLDS grantee State education 

agencies in the planning, development, expansion, and 

implementation of longitudinal data systems. It also supports 

the work of creating a repository of best practices through 

collection of existing documents and resources as well as the 

development of new materials and publications.

International Early Learning Study

WESTAT, INC.

NCES: Assessment Division

EDIES17C0050

$6,654,343

This contract supports data collection, scoring, and reporting 

activities in the United States related to an international 

assessment of early learning outcomes of kindergarten-aged 

students.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Applied Engineering Management Corporation (AEM)

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division.

GS35F0412J/91990018F0020

$24,071,821

The ERIC contract provides content for the digital library of 

education research. The contractor is responsible for reviewing 
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new sources for inclusion in the library, indexing new records, 

communicating about the library, and enhancing the database.

Comprehensive Literacy Impact Evaluation.

American Institutes for Research

NCEE: Evaluation Division

91990018C0020

$9,013,993

The purpose of this study is to conduct a national evaluation 

of two Department literacy programs: Striving Readers 

Comprehensive Literacy and Comprehensive Literacy State 

Development.

Research Paper on SMART Design

The Manhattan Strategy Group, LLC

NCSER

EDIES17A0028

$3,750,000

This contract provides support for the IES Catalog of Education 

Research (ICER) and to develop a research paper on sequential, 

multiple assignment, randomized trials (SMART) Design

Scientific Peer Review Support for the Institute of 

Education Sciences.

SRA International

SRO

EDIES17C0056

$18,915,258

This contract provides logistical support for in-person and 

virtual scientific peer review of applications submitted for IES 

grant competitions as well as scientific and technical review of 

IES publications.

National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20).

Research Triangle Institute

NCES: Sample Surveys Division

91990018C0039

$76,641,306

This cross-sectional study obtains information on the costs 

of postsecondary education and how students and their 

parents pay for these costs. This contract will also support 

oversampling of first-time beginner students for the Beginning 
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Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS), for which 

NPSAS:20 will be the base-year data collection.

StoryWorld: Formative Evaluation Dashboard for 

English Language Learners

StoryWorld International Corporation

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C00045

$149,969

Moby.Read: Automated Basic Reading Assessment

Analytic Measures Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0030

$900,000

Improving Administrators’ Education Technology 

Discovery and Selection

EdSurge Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0031

$900,000

Cyberchase Fractions Quest

Fablevision, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0032

$900,000

Development of an Online, Multi-Challenge Platform 

for K-12 Students

Future Engineers

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0033

$899,988

Design Environment for Educator-Student 

Collaboration Allowing Real-Time Engineering-centric, 

STEM (DESCARTES) Exploration in Middle Grades

Parametric Studios, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research
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EDIES17C0034

$900,000

HoloLAB Champions: A Immersive Reality Chemistry 

Game

Schell Games

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0035

$897,953

AlphaBear 2

Spry Fox

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0036

$899,641

Interactive Administrator Dashboard for Improving 

School-Wide Behavior Supports

LiveSchool, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0038

$149,304

A Collaborative Interface for Teacher-Student 

Interaction in Virtual Environments

Strange Loop Games

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0039

$149,952

Fate and Fortune: A Story-Based Algebra Simulator of 

High Seas Trade

MidSchoolMath

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0040

$150,000

Toddler App and Cane System: An Innovative Program 

for Teaching Orientation and Mobility to Toddlers with 

Vision Impairment

Safe Toddles
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NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0041

$150,000

CloudLab: Software Development for Hands-On 

Science Learning

Myraid Sensors, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0042

$149,876

Advancing Technology to Prevent School Violence

Happy People Games, LLC

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0043

$150,000

Mission US: TimeSnap

Electric Funstuff

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0044

$150,000

Determining Students’ Academic Engagement while 

Completing Learning Activities and Assessments

TutorGen, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0046

$150,000

The First Intelligent Wearable Device to Enhance 

Student Attention Through Personalized SelfMonitoring and Reinforcement

Fokus Labs Behavioral Solutions, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0047

$148,573

A Novel Platform for High-Quality Formative 

Assessment in Mathematics

Simbulus, Inc.
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NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

EDIES17C0048

$150,000

Fate and Fortune: A Story-Based Algebra Simulator of 

High Seas Trade

MidSchoolMath

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0015

$900,000

A Novel Platform for High-Quality Formative 

Assessment in Mathematics

Simbulus, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0017

$900,000

Multimodal Bilingual Platform and Formative 

Evaluation Dashboard for English Language Learners

StoryWorld International Corporation

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0018

$900,000

Real-Time Formative Assessment of NGSS 

Mathematics Practices for High School Physical 

Science

Apprendis

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0022

$199,998

Learning to Code with a Pretend Play Storytelling 

Model

codeSpark

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0023

$200,000

Modernizing the Reading Roots Intervention
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Sirius Thinking, Ltd.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0024

$199,953

Teacher Dashboard 2.0 for Learning Creative 

Computer Programming

VidCode

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0025

$185,033

A More Perfect Union

Gigantic Mechanic

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0026

$196,621

CTE School-to-Work Mastery Learning

Core Learning

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0027

$199,182

Developmentally Appropriate Technology for Science 

Assessment in Early Elementary Grades

3-C Institute for Social Development

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0028

$199,997

History Maker

Schell Games

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0028

$199,343

Mix Libris

Fablevision, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0030

$200,000
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Graspable Math Activities

Graspable

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0032

$199,681

Expanding Tyto Online: Earth & Space Science Quests 

& Sandbox for Middle School

Immersed Games

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0033

$199,999

Structured Adaptivity for Computer Science Coding

Zyante

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0034

$200,000

Speaking and Listening Learning System

Language Learning Partners

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0036

$199,998

Mission US: TimeSnap

Electric Funstuff

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

99190018C0013

$900,000

Enhancing Administrator Coaching of Classroom 

Teachers

LiveSchool, Inc.

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research

99190018C0014

$899,888

CloudLab Software for Hands-On Science Learning

Myriad Sensors

NCER: Small Business Innovation Research
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99190018C0016

$900,000

Innovative IEP Goal Creation: Equipping Special and 

General Educators

Education Modified

NCSER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0031

$200,000

Go Write

The Attainment Company, Inc.

NCSER: Small Business Innovation Research

91990018C0035

$199,993

Education Statistics Support Institute Network 

(ESSIN) Task 2

AVAR Consulting

NCES: Statistical Standards and Data Confidentiality

EDIES12D0011/0002

$3,211,958

Statistical Standards and Data Confidentiality Staff Support. 

This task order provides technical and statistical support 

related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 

such as the review of NAEP reports, monitoring data quality, 

updating methodology handbooks, and statistical research 

projects.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Appalachia

SRI International

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division 

EDIES17C0004

$23,920,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Appalachia Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Central

Marzano Research, LLC

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

EDIES17C0005
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$24,180,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Central Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Mid-Atlantic

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

EDIES17C0006

$24,960,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Midwest

American Institutes for Research

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

EDIES17C0007

$29,380,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Midwest Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Northeast and 

Islands

Education Development Center, Inc.

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

EDIES17C0008

$26,260,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Northeast and Islands Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Northwest

Education Northwest

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division: 

EDIES17C0009

$23,400,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Northwest Region.
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Regional Educational Laboratory - Pacific

McREL International

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

EDIES17C0010

$23,660,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Pacific Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Southeast

Florida State University

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

EDIES17C0011

$27,820,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Southeast Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory - Southwest

American Institutes for Research

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

91990018C0002

$27,820,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the Northeast and Islands Region. 

Regional Educational Laboratory - West

WestEd

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division 

EDIES17C0012

$28,600,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide research, technical 

assistance, and information dissemination to stakeholders in 

the West Region.

Regional Educational Laboratory Program Peer Review

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

91990018C0007

$10,538,979

The purpose of this contract is to provide peer review services 
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to support the Department’s Regional Educational Laboratory 

Program.

What Works Clearinghouse: Statistics, Website, and 

Training (WWC - SWAT)

American Institutes for Research

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

91990018C0019

$17,634,182

This contract provides support for a number of essential tasks 

for the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) as a whole, including 

those related to the website, development of standards and 

procedures, and reviewer training and certification. The WWC 

reviews research on various programs, products, policies, and 

practices in education, with the goal of providing educators 

with the information they need to make evidence-based 

decisions.

What Works Clearinghouse: Organization of Reporting 

of Evidence on Graduation, Achievement, and 

Nonacademic Outcomes (WWC-OREGANO)

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

91990018C0009

$15,165,908

This contract provides evidence reviews on educationally 

relevant outcomes in the areas of early childhood education, 

elementary education, and programs that take place in middle 

and high school.

Updates to Existing Practice Guides

IRG Research Group, Inc.

NCEE: Knowledge Use Division

91990018F0375

$7,000,000

This contract supports updates to existing practice guides. In 

fiscal year 2018, the contract supported updates to the practice 

guide on Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: 

Response to Intervention for Elementary and Middle Schools.

Impact Evaluation to Inform the Teacher and School 
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Leader Incentive Program

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division

91990018C0044

$9,226,974

This Congressionally mandated study will provide information 

about the FY17 grantees and an impact estimate of paying for 

teacher leaders to support their teacher peers, a common 

strategy funded by grantees.

Impact Evaluation of Training in Multi-Tiered Systems 

of Support for Reading in Early Elementary School 

(MTSS-R)

American Institutes for Research

NCEE: Evaluation Division

91990018C0046

$17,281,100

This study will examine the impact of training school staff in 

the implementation of MTSS-R in grades 1 and 2 on school staff 

practice and student outcomes.

National Assessment of Adult Education

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division

91990018C0057

$1,399,413

This study will identify promising adult education strategies 

and design options for an impact evaluation, as part of the 

National Assessment of Adult Education report to Congress.

Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in 

Elementary Schools

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division

EDIES17C0064

$7,826,152

This study examines the implementation and impact of 

switching to departmentalized instruction (where students are 

taught subjects by different teachers) in fourth and fifth grades 

on classroom instruction and student achievement in reading 

and math.
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Impact Study of Magnet Schools

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division 

EDIES17C0066

$4,465,797

This study will examine the effects of magnet schools funded 

by the federal Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) on 

student achievement and other relevant measures of student 

success.

State and Local Implementation of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division

EDIES17C0069

$6,411,519

This study will describe the implementation of IDEA at the 

state, district, and school levels at two points in time

The Effects of Using Paraprofessionals as 

Supplemental Reading Tutors

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division

91990018C0003

$393,766

This contract is to develop feasible design options for an 

experimental study examining the effects on student outcomes 

of using paraprofessionals as supplemental reading tutors.

Evaluation Design Options: Promise Neighborhoods 

Grant Program

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

NCEE: Evaluation Division 

91990018C0005

$421,588

This contract is to develop feasible design options for a 

Congressionally-mandated evaluation of the implementation 

and impacts of activities funded under the Promise 

Neighborhoods grant program.

Education Statistics Support Institute Network 
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(ESSIN) Task 14

American Institutes for Research

NCES: Assessment Division 

EDIESD0004/0001

$97,310,892

This task order provides analytic, research and development, 

and reporting technical review support for National 

Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments.

Support for International Education Studies 

Conducted by the International Association for the 

Evaluation of Educational Achievement

Stitching I.E.A. Secretariaat Nederland

NCES: Assessment Division 

EDIES17C0060

$3,070,361

This contract supports the development of instruments for 

the national data collection, creates the survey assessment 

items and questions for the development and implementation 

of the next iterations of several international education studies 

conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation 

of Educational Achievement.

High School & Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20)

Research Triangle Institute

NCES: Sample Surveys Division

91990018F0018

$83,621,329

This contract supports the High School and Beyond:2020 study, 

which will collect data from a cohort of high school freshmen in 

2020 and follow them through high school and beyond, to their 

college and early career years.

Education Statistics Support Institute Network 

(ESSIN) Task Order 35, School Climate Support

American Institutes for Research

NCES: Sample Surveys Division 

EDIES12D0002

$1,112,805

Technical assistance and expert advice to support national 

and international data collections and assessments, analyses, 
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methodological research, statistical product preparation, and 

training programs.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control Support for 

Information Technology Investments

Sanametrix, Inc.

NCES: Sample Surveys Division 

91990018F0006

$425,000

This contract provides support for monitoring IT investments 

against planned cost, schedule, performance, and expected 

mission benefits to ensure the IT spending and resulting 

projects are properly managed.

Quick-Response Information System (QRIS)/Fast 

Response Survey System (FRSS) Contract

Westat, Inc.

NCES: Sample Surveys Division

EDIES13D0005

$1,495,276

Supports the design of a Fast Response Survey to collect data 

from public school districts about teacher usage of Information 

Technology for teaching.

Support for the National Postsecondary Education 

Cooperative and the National Cooperative Education 

Statistics System

Coffey Consulting, LLC.

NCES: Administrative Data Division 

EDIES12D0016/0013

$743,675

This order supports the National Postsecondary Education 

Cooperative (NPEC) and the National Cooperative Education 

Statistics System (NCESS), and their deliberative and working 

entities including the National Forum on Education Statistics.

ED Data Strategy Support

Anlar, LLC

NCES: Administrative Data Division 

EDIES17O0042

$737,800
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This contact provides spport for the Department’s Data 

Strategy Team to ensure alignment with Open Government, 

Digital Strategy, other OMB Initiatives, and direction within the 

ED Strategic Plan.

IES Speaker Series

Event Planning Group, LLC,

NCES: Statistical Standards and Data Confidentiality 

EDIES17D0003

$128,046

This contract provides administrative and logistical support for 

the Institute of Education Sciences Speaker Series.

NCES Licensing and Data Inspection

Harbor Lane Associates, Inc.

NCES: Statistical Standards and Data Confidentiality

EDIES13D0003/0013

$4,000,000

This task order provides support for the review of license 

applications and perform periodic on-site inspections of NCES 

restricted data licensee sites to ensure the data are protected 

to the extent required by law. It is also intended to maintain and 

update a database of active and closeout licenses as well as an 

email address list for all NCES Restricted-Use data file holders 

with active licenses.