Informing Wisconsin Grant Policy
Exploration
This grant supports RAND Corporation in conducting a study to estimate the effects of financial aid on various student subgroups in Wisconsin. The study will produce evidence on outcomes, overall effectiveness and allocative efficiency, with a focus on allocation of funds.
Rural Postsecondary Education Project
Exploration
This grant supports R Street Institute in conducting a rural postsecondary education and workforce landscape scan, highlighting relevant data, funders and programmatic efforts.
Ascendium-Sponsored Practitioner Fellowships
Scaling
This grant supports the Wisconsin School Counselor Association (WSCA) in hosting 45 school counselors and Academic and Career Planning coordinators from rural areas of Wisconsin at WSCA's 55th Annual Conference, on February 18-20, 2020. WSCA will convene Fellows at a reception during the conference, and will collect and share their reflections afterward.
Text Steps Summer Melt Texting-WSCA Travel Grants
Scaling
This grant supports the Wisconsin School Counselor Association in providing travel grants to the 13 Text Steps districts to attend the 2020 WSCA Annual Conference.
UIA Fellows 2.0
Scaling
This grant supports the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) in funding a fellowship at each of the 11 UIA member campuses for 2018 (with matching funding from the campuses for 2019) and a newly created program director position for both years. The UIA Fellowship Program is designed to accelerate scaling of UIA initiatives and provide sustained capacity and project management support.
Workshop on Understanding Success and Failure of Students in Developmental Mathematics
Exploration
This grant supports the National Academy of Sciences in convening a workshop of national experts to better understand the populations and needs of students who are not well-served by existing developmental education reforms. The March 2019 workshop seeks to define the challenges, resulting in a report setting forth a research agenda to help identify strategies for improvement.
College Promise Technical Assistance Initiative Phase II
Validation
This grant supports MDRC efforts to increase the retention and persistence rates of students who receive College Promise scholarships at four selected programs by providing technical assistance in the design and implementation of evidence-based student success interventions that supplement financial support.
Evaluation of Open Educational Resources Degree Initiative
Validation
This grant supports Achieving the Dream (ATD) in engaging the research firm SRI to conduct an evaluation of ATD’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Degree Initiative. Working with the 20-30 colleges selected to create OER degrees, SRI will evaluate outcomes in three areas: academic impact on students; economic impact on institutions; and models, guidelines and best practices for successful OER Degree implementation.
2017-2019 College Completion Grant
Exploration
This grant supports efforts at 14 two- and four-year colleges in Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin to identify students nearing completion but at-risk of dropping out and apply appropriate interventions to help them overcome their obstacles.
2017-2019 College Completion Grant
Exploration
This grant supports efforts at 14 two- and four-year colleges in Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin to identify students nearing completion but at-risk of dropping out and apply appropriate interventions to help them overcome their obstacles.
