Grantees picked in round two of Investing in Innovation contest

11-10-2011

Guest Blog by Erik Robelen/Education Week

The U.S. Department of Education has identified the 23 finalists expected to get Investing in Innovation, or i3, grants in the second round of the high-profile competition, including the Success For All Foundation—the only repeat winner—as well as the College Board, a California charter schools network, and five school districts. The largest single grant is expected to go to Old Dominion University Research Foundation, based in Norfolk, Va., which requested nearly $25 million for a "scale-up" grant aimed at providing high-need middle schoolers with increased access to challenging math courses. In all, 587 applicants were vying for a slice of nearly $150 million in this second round of the i3 program. Last summer, the Education Department awarded 49 grants totalling roughly $650 million. (more...)

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