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Students today need to learn challenging subject matter and develop complex problem-solving skills. In order to ensure that all students have the right learning opportunities where more rigorous and complex learning is expected of them, teachers and other educators will need high-quality, career-long professional development programs.

To meet this need and raise the academic achievement of students, in 1994 the Office of Educational Research and Improvement began supporting 27 innovative projects that provide K-12 teachers and other educators with sustained, high-quality professional development opportunities aligned with the challenging content and professional standards developed at the national, State or local levels. Supported by the Secretary's Fund for Innovation in Education (FIE): Innovation in Education Program, these projects enable school educators, working with appropriate university, community, and business partners, to create and maintain model learning environments. In developing and refining teacher training, these projects will help all students in elementary and secondary schools achieve challenging academic standards in subjects such as English, mathematics, science, history, geography, civics, foreign languages, economics, and the arts. (Institute contact: sai@ed.gov)

Project abstracts are listed by state. We encourage you to visit the Department's map of state education agencies to read about individual state reform plans and to see how these particular grants support and extend those efforts. We would also encourage you to contact grant Project Directors for further information on their activities.

This page last updated on November 22, 1996 (jww)