Charleston Co. schools awarded $12 million federal grant
VIDEO: Charleston schools awarded $12 million federal grant By Riley Bean | December 16, 2020 at 10:57 AM EST - Updated December 16 at 12:32 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County School District says they have been awarded an Education Innovation & Research grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Education says they sought projects centered on teacher choice in professional learning.
CCSD says it is five-year grant worth $12 million and its purpose is to “generate and validate solutions to persistent educational challenges.”
The grants encourage entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated ideas which the district says are intended to improve student achievement and rigorously evaluate these innovations.