The U.S. Department of Education just announced a new competition for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education–Special Projects (FIPSE-SP) due Wednesday, December 3rd. It includes funds for AI education (including professional development for K-12 teachers) and for short-term workforce development programs. Awards can range from $600K to $4M for 48 months. Applications require […]
Evaluation of San Francisco Unified School District’s Summer Academic Institute for Language Learning (SAILL)
By: Adam Moylan, PhD & Alex Gurn, PhD The Summer Academic Institute for Language Learning (SAILL), developed by San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), aims to accelerate academic success and language development for high school newcomer multilingual learners. This five-week, credit-bearing “third semester” integrates English language development directly into core high school academic courses to […]
Reflecting on the ASTC and NIH SciEd 2025 annual conferences: Part 1
Part 1: Finding funding, strengthening skills By Kristin Bass, PhD, Director of Research Development, Rockman et al Cooperative I had the good fortune to participate in two outstanding national science education meetings this fall: the annual conference for the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) which took place in San Francisco, and SciEd, the […]
Meet Us At
Meet Nisaa Kirtman at the Ready Kids East County Big Table Event hosted by the First 5 Contra Costa at the Antioch Community Center in Antioch, CA on Wednesday, October 29th from 5:30-7:30 PM PST. Nisaa will be speaking about culturally-tailored outreach and engagement approaches. If you are interested in attending events hosted by First […]
Meet Us At SciEd 2025
Meet Kristin Bass, Alison Allen, Scott Burg, Nicole Jarvis, Safa Asad, Claire Quimby, Camellia Sanford-Dolly, and Maggie Deagon at the annual National Institute of Health’s (NIH) SciEd 2025 meeting held virtually from Monday, October 20th through Wednesday, October 22nd. Kristin serves as a Co-Chair of the SciEd Conference, and Alison serves on the Organizing Committee […]