Our partners at Global Grid for Learning (GG4L) released the following news about an ed-tech partnership with McREL to fund and evaluate Safer Schools in America Impact Grants.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2018 — Global Grid for Learning (GG4L) and McREL International are pleased to announce the open application period for the Safer Schools in America Impact Grant with a total in-kind value of over $25 million over three years.
Starting today, GG4L Member U.S. districts may nominate up to three schools each to qualify for grants that fund several pre-integrated innovative solutions from more than 25 global EdTech providers to be deployed and measured at no cost to the schools for a minimum of three years each. Any U.S. school or school district could be a GG4L member at no cost and apply for the Grant Application. 100 U.S. schools will be selected for the initial phase of the Grant by January 30, 2019, with 400 additional schools to be selected in later phases in 2019.
Aligned to the U.S. national ESSA-Title IV Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) framework for school safety, the Safer Schools in America Impact Grant will capture data-driven validation research around the expansive range of activities needed to foster safer school environments, including emotional, physical and digital safety, emergency preparedness, school facilities, culture, and community engagement.
“Parents, students, teachers and administrators expect schools to be safe, secure, and supportive for teaching and learning, but little research has been done to date to measure the effectiveness of the solutions that we purchase to address safety and well-being,” explains Dr. Sandra Elliott, Chief Academic Officer at GG4L. Bryan Goodwin, CEO of McREL comments, “We hope that by joining this partnership, McREL can contribute to building a better evidence base that helps educators and parents make informed decisions about which approaches will work best for their students and schools.”
This Impact Grant is made possible through generous sponsorships from corporations and philanthropy. For more information on the list of sponsors and participating GG4L Members please visit the GG4L website at https://gg4l.com/impact/safer-schools/
About Global Grid for Learning (GG4L)
Embracing the belief that our nation’s education system impacts our future, GG4L is building innovative public and private partnerships mindfully structured to harness the power of data to solve big school challenges such as school safety, literacy, college and career readiness and student wellness. With privacy and security top of mind, GG4L’s 3-way partnership between schools, industry and philanthropy, actively champions continuous cycles of improvement informed by data. By facilitating affordable access to proven solutions and efficacy data, GG4L fuels rapid innovation in education. As a membership-based Public Benefit Corporation, GG4L is committed to voluntarily meeting higher standards of corporate purpose, accountability and transparency.
About McREL International
McREL is a non-profit education research and development organization that turns knowledge about what works in education into practical, effective guidance for educators across the U.S. and around the world. Schools and school systems turn to McREL for high-quality research and evaluation, professional development and coaching, and strategic planning and implementation support for improvement and innovation projects.
For more information please visit https://gg4l.com or contact GG4L at 205599@email4pr.com.
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