What's New for December 2023

NCER Funding Opportunity for Education Technology Projects (December 6, 2023)
ED/IES SBIR — 2024 Solicitations are NOW OPEN for Phase IA and Phase IB (due January 18, 2024).

Nation's Private School Enrollment Did Not Change from 2019-20 to 2021-22 School Year (December 6, 2023)
Data from the 2021-22 Private School Survey (PSS) show no significant changes in private school student enrollment between the 2019-20 and 2021-22 school years. During that same time, there was no change in the overall number of teachers in private schools, but there was a 3 percent decrease in the number of private schools in the U.S.

New WWC Intervention Report on “Building Blocks” (December 5, 2023)
This new WWC intervention report finds provides moderate evidence that "Building Blocks" improves mathematics achievement. This assessment is based on three studies that meet WWC standards.

PISA 2022 U.S. Highlights Web Report (December 5, 2023)
This web report provides key comparative results from the most recent cycle of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Findings and interactive figures show how the 15-year-olds in the United States and other education systems performed in 2022. Trend data and results by student demographics are also included.