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National Association of State Boards of Education
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to support a development plan for the organization and to support its efforts to provide training and information to implement Common Core State Standards
Amount: $800,000
Term: 24
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Center for Community Change
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to focus on student loans, and provide the most comprehensive research and analysis to date on income–based repayment (IBR), while exploring the range of potential reforms and offering “Pros” and “Cons” of different approaches
Amount: $310,000
Term: 12
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Teachers United (based in Seattle)
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to elevate the voice of teachers for education policies and build sustainable organizational capacity
Amount: $650,723
Term: 24
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National College Access Network
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to research policy options to simplify and make further transparent the federal financial aid system, with the goal of increasing access, improving college choice and improving student outcomes
Amount: $340,000
Term: 12
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Center for Law and Social Policy
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to focus on ways to simplify and better target federal higher education tax benefits
Amount: $310,010
Term: 12
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Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada)
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to support a coordinated program awarding 10-20 small grants of $10,000-$20,000 that target specific questions about the design, delivery, and scale of MOOCs in higher education
Amount: $402,555
Term: 12
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Learning Games Network Inc
Date: June 2013
Purpose: to build a national cadre of teachers experimenting with the use of games, learning and assessment tools
Amount: $494,953
Term: 24