To create a grant program to support the development of innovative learning models, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes the purposes of the Act: directs the Institute of Education Sciences to support research and development of innovative learning models, promote their adoption, collect and disseminate related data, defines key terms for the Act including 'innovative learning model' (comprehensive programs integrating instructional design, pedagogy, operations, and technology), 'innovative learning model provider' (organizations, and creates states the purpose of Title I: to authorize competitive grants enabling eligible entities to support development and research of innovative learning models. It relies on grants, appropriations, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Education and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Innovative learning model providers could gain revenue opportunities, Local educational agencies (school districts) could gain revenue opportunities, and State educational agencies could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Institute of Education Sciences would take on compliance duties, State educational agencies would take on compliance duties, and Local educational agencies (school districts) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Establishes the purposes of the Act: directs the Institute of Education Sciences to support research and development of innovative learning models, promote their adoption, collect and disseminate related data...
- Defines key terms for the Act including 'innovative learning model' (comprehensive programs integrating instructional design, pedagogy, operations, and technology), 'innovative learning model provider' (organizations...
- Creates states the purpose of Title I: to authorize competitive grants enabling eligible entities to support development and research of innovative learning models.
- Establishes three-phase competitive grant program: early-phase grants for development and feasibility testing, mid-phase grants for implementation and rigorous evaluation, and expansion grants for replication...
- Requires grant recipients to submit activity summaries within two years and annually thereafter.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes the purposes of the Act: directs the Institute of Education Sciences to support research and development of innovative learning models, promote their adoption, collect and disseminate related data, defines key terms for the Act including 'innovative learning model' (comprehensive programs integrating instructional design, pedagogy, operations, and technology), 'innovative learning model provider' (organizations, and creates states the purpose of Title I: to authorize competitive grants enabling eligible entities to support development and research of innovative learning models.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes the purposes of the Act: directs the Institute of Education Sciences to support research and development of innovative learning models, promote their adoption, collect and disseminate related data, defines key terms for the Act including 'innovative learning model' (comprehensive programs integrating instructional design, pedagogy, operations, and technology), 'innovative learning model provider' (organizations, and creates states the purpose of Title I: to authorize competitive grants enabling eligible entities to support development and research of innovative learning models.
Policy Domains
Title I - Grants for Innovative Learning Model Development and Research
Identified Gains
- Innovative learning model providers
- Local educational agencies (school districts)
- State educational agencies
- Educational research organizations
- States with high-poverty student populations
Identified Costs
- Institute of Education Sciences
- State educational agencies
- Local educational agencies (school districts)
- Grant recipients (innovative learning model providers)
- Department of Education
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Morelle introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Indian Education, Congress, Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: Bureau of Indian Education, Congress, Outlying areas (territories), Tribal organizations
Negative-direction: Department of Education
High-poverty school districts, Higher education institutions, Local educational agencies (school districts)
Local educational agencies (school districts) faces effects in multiple directions
Education technology companies, Grant recipients (innovative learning model providers), Innovative learning model providers
Innovative learning model providers faces effects in multiple directions
State educational agencies, States with high-poverty student populations
State educational agencies faces effects in multiple directions
Education service providers (for-profit and non-profit), Educational research organizations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A comprehensive program for K-12 schools that bundles together an interconnected set of tools, resources, systems, and instructional practices; integrates instructional design, pedagogical practices, operational design, and technological design; is not simply a technology platform; and may be designed for an entire school or focus on a specific subject or function.
An innovative learning model with statistically significant effects from experimental studies (strong evidence), quasi-experimental studies (moderate evidence), or correlational studies with controls (promising evidence), or a model with high-quality research rationale that is continuing to be evaluated.
An organization that designs innovative learning models and partners with schools to support implementation while sharing accountability for student outcomes.
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