Education

Abt to investigate education strategies

Abt Associates will collaborate with companies and development centers as it investigates the effectiveness of strategies designed to increase the number of diadvantaged students who enroll and complete college.

  • By Mark Hoover

Inside Education's spending priorities

We breakdown the Education Department's spending priorities, initiatives and who's who.

ICF wins contract to improve student dropout rates

The Education Department awards a $32.8 million contract to ICF to use technology to improve at-risk student graduation rates.

  • By Alysha Sideman

ICF joins Race to the Top with technical support

ICF International Inc. will underpin the Education Department’s Race to the Top national educational improvement program with technical support through a four-year, $38 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Open government could lead to open-source textbooks

An Education Department dialogue is looking at the possibility of creating open source textbooks.

  • By Doug Beizer

CSC wins recompete for Education's online library

CSC will operate an online digital library for the Education Department under a new five-year contract worth up to $29 million.

  • By Doug Beizer

IDC: Stimulus to pump billions into federal IT

The new stimulus law will pump approximately $2.5 billion into federal agencies for technology funding, according to IDC.

  • By David Hubler

ACS continues loan-processing work for Education

Affiliated Computer Services will continue supporting the Education Department’s student loan program under a one-year contract extension valued at $190 million.

  • By David Hubler
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