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NCER Hosts Virtual Office Hours for Research Training Program Grant Applicants

The IES research centers are hosting virtual office hours to provide technical assistance for grant applicants interested in Research Training Programs at NCER. More information on the virtual office hours is available here.

New Funding Opportunity for Education Technology Projects

The Department of Education's Small Business Innovation Research program 2025 Solicitations are now open for Phase IA, Phase IB, and Direct to Phase II (due January 8, 2025).

Did You Know?

The average score for eighth-grade AI/AN students in reading was higher in 2009 than in 2007, and the percentage of AI/AN students at or above Proficient and at Advanced in mathematics was higher in 2009 than in 2005. (Read more)

Between 1985 and 2008, public school enrollment rose 26 percent, from 39.4 million to 49.8 million. (Read more)

Data Snapshot

Average scores in civics for students eligible for either free or reduced price school lunch were higher in 2010 than in 2006 at both grades 4 and 8.

Approximately two-thirds of fourth-graders both nationally and in large city schools reported never using a calculator while taking mathematics tests or quizzes.