Current information about this program can be found under the Education Research program.

CFDA Number: 84.305A and B
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants, Contracts

The purpose of this program is to identify effective strategies for improving the performance of teachers in ways that lead to increases in students' mathematics and science learning, and to develop practical assessments of teacher knowledge and validate these assessments against measures of student performance. Through this program, the Institute will support research on the development and evaluation of teacher preparation programs, teacher professional development programs, and assessments of teacher knowledge.

(This program was run under CFDA Number 84.305M in 2005.)