The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) and the Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO) gather the following information about each program or project featured in The Education Innovator. A featured program or project usually has received a grant from OII, is related to a topic that falls within the content area for which OII is responsible under the No Child Left Behind Act, or is a priority or initiative of special importance to the U.S. Secretary of Education. Each feature is a short study of an innovation that is practiced in one or more locations with promising success, but does not necessarily have evidence of effectiveness from a rigorous evaluation.
- The Challenge (what was the problem?)
- The Innovation (what was devised to solve the problem?)
- The Outcome (what happened as a result of the innovation; what is the student achievement data; if schools are mentioned, have they made adequate yearly progress?)
- Evidence of Sustainability/Ability to be Replicated (has the innovation been repeated elsewhere; is any evaluation data available that shows the innovation could be replicated?)
- Diverse Stakeholders (who else is involved with the innovation besides the school or district; does the school or district get funding from sources other than the state or the district; are there any partnerships with local businesses or community organizations?)
- The Peer Review (has the program received any awards, grants, or recognition from organizations outside the school system?)
- Department Connection (has the program received grants from the Office of Innovation and Improvement or the U.S. Department of Education; how is the innovation related to an OII topic or Department priority?)
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Last Modified: 04/06/2007
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