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Direct linkFrankenberg, Erica; McDermott, Kathryn A.; DeBray, Elizabeth; Blankenship, Ann Elizabeth – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
In 2009, the U.S. Department of Education distributed $2,500,000 via a competitive grant program, the Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans, to 11 school districts. The grants and their local effects provide an opportunity to examine the new politics of diversity in public education. Participants cited a wide range of conceptions of…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, School Districts
Behrman, Jere R.; Gallardo-Garcia, Jorge; Parker, Susan W.; Todd, Petra E.; Velez-Grajales, Viviana – Education Economics, 2012
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have spread worldwide as a new form of social assistance for the poor. Previous evaluations of CCT programs focus mainly on rural settings, and little is known about their effects in urban areas. This paper studies the short-term (1- and 2-year) effects of the Mexican "Oportunidades" CCT program…
Descriptors: Evidence, Incentives, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries
Download full textHumphrey, Daniel C.; Gallagher, H. Alix; Yee, Kaily M.; Goss, G. Kyle; Campbell, Ashley Z.; Cassidy, Lauren J.; Mitchell, Nyema M. – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) supports projects that are designed to reform teacher and principal compensation. Initially, the Department of Education (the Department) made two rounds of awards, in 2006 and 2007, to a total of 34 grantees. The specific goals of TIF were to reward teachers and principals for improving student achievement,…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Effectiveness, Awards, Teacher Motivation
PDF pending restorationMettetal, Gwynn; And Others – 1995
An Undergraduate Research Fund (URF) at Indiana University South Bend that has supported over 100 projects and distributed over $25,000 to students since 1989 has yielded several lessons regarding the program's success. URF not only funded student projects but provided small grants to faculty mentors who encouraged and worked with students. Three…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Grants, Higher Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Evaluation. – 1969
The major thrust of this program was the establishment of Quality Incentive Grants for urban school districts with a high concentration of disadvantaged youth qualifying under the provisions of ESEA Title I. Two new units, the Office of Urban Education and the Bureau of Urban Programs Evaluation, were established within the State Department of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Advisory Committees, Community Involvement
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Gardner, Catherine G.; Ghoshdastidar, Bonnie; Lopez, Omar S.; Patterson, Christine H.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2007
This report presents findings stemming from the first-year evaluation of the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas. In the fall of 2006, the GEEG program made available non-competitive, three-year grants to 99 schools ranging from $60,000 to $220,000 per year. Grants…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Research Reports
Blanco, Cheryl D. – Pathways to College Network, 2005
Student financial assistance has long been a means to promote access to postsecondary education and attainment of college degrees. Numerous types of financial aid programs have proliferated over the years, including a relatively new concept that specifically targets high-risk, low-income students, focusing not just on getting them to go to college…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Preparation, Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs
