To create a grant program to support the development of innovative learning models, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The Developing and Advancing Innovative Learning Models Act creates two federal grant programs to support new educational approaches in K-12 schools. Title I provides competitive grants for organizations to develop, test, and research innovative learning models through the Institute of Education Sciences. Title II distributes formula grants to states and local school districts to adopt and implement these innovative learning models in classrooms.
Who Benefits and How
Education technology companies and innovative learning model providers benefit from new federal funding streams to develop and scale their products. State and local educational agencies receive formula grants to implement new learning approaches. Students in schools adopting these models may benefit from improved, research-backed educational programs. Organizations that design comprehensive learning systems (combining curriculum, technology, and teaching practices) are eligible for early-phase, mid-phase, and expansion grants.
Who Bears the Burden and How
School districts face new administrative requirements to apply for grants, report on implementation, and demonstrate student outcomes. State educational agencies must develop plans, monitor local implementation, and submit annual reports to the Secretary. Innovative learning model providers must partner with schools and share accountability for student outcomes. The Institute of Education Sciences and Department of Education gain oversight and evaluation responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Creates competitive grants (early-phase, mid-phase, and expansion) for developing and researching evidence-based innovative learning models
- Establishes formula grants to states (80% based on low-income student population) with 95% passed through to local school districts
- Requires innovative learning models to integrate instructional design, pedagogical practices, operational design, and technology
- Prohibits the Secretary from mandating or influencing adoption of any specific learning model
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes federal grants for the development, research, and adoption of innovative learning models in K-12 education, supporting both research grants through the Institute of Education Sciences and formula grants to states and school districts.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Research & Development
Primary Purpose
Authorizes federal grants for the development, research, and adoption of innovative learning models in K-12 education, supporting both research grants through the Institute of Education Sciences and formula grants to states and school districts.
Policy Domains
Title I - Grants for Innovative Learning Model Development and Research
Identified Gains
- Innovative learning model providers
- Education technology companies
- Educational research organizations
Identified Costs
- Institute of Education Sciences
- Grant recipients (reporting requirements)
Title II - Formula Grants to States for Innovative Learning Model Adoption
Identified Gains
- Local educational agencies
- State educational agencies
- Schools implementing innovative learning models
Identified Costs
- State educational agencies (administrative and reporting)
- Local educational agencies (application and reporting requirements)
- Department of Education
Legislative Progress
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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.
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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