Grant Funded Research
Central Virginia Writing Project
The Central Virginia Writing Project (CVWP) is one of five projects in Virginia designed to help area teachers develop as writers and teachers of writing. Based on similar principles, these seven projects are linked with the Virginia Writing Project and the National Writing Project.
Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education
Recognizing that effective leadership is as vital to success in education as it is in business, the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business (Darden) and the Curry School of Education (Curry) established a formal partnership - the Partnership for Leaders in Education (PLE) - to bring the most advanced thinking in business and education to meet the unique demands of managing and governing schools and school systems. For the past 3 years, the PLE has been committed to providing school administrators and board members with programs that are comparable to executive leadership programs offered to senior-level, business executives. In doing so, we have demonstrated that by engaging leadership at all levels and aligning efforts around student achievement, change and increases in student achievement can be accelerated.
The Emerging Pathways Project
The Emerging Pathways Project, sponsored by Lumina Foundation, describes research on what effects policies, funding mechanisms, and other factors have on nontraditional students' access to degrees, training, and credentials, as well as whether nontraditional students have the same opportunities for meeting their educational goals as traditional students.
The For-Profit Higher Education Research Project
A site describing research on the growth of for-profit higher education providers in the United States where one can find working papers, information on conferences and conference presentations, and the latest news on for-profit education providers.
The National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR), funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, was established in 2006 to study the effects of policies and programs designed to improve the college access and success rates of low- and average-achieving students. Partnering with the Community College Research Center in Teachers College at Columbia University, MDRC, and professors at Princeton University and Harvard University, scholars at the Curry School of Education are currently working to understand how learning communities and dual enrollment programs affect the academic outcomes of postsecondary students.
National Forum on College-Level Learning
The National Forum works on assessing the learning outcomes of college education.
Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)
PALS is a joint venture between the Curry School of Education and the Virginia Department of Education. PALS is a screening tool used to support the Virginia Early Intervention Reading Initiative.
PALS español
The purpose of the current project is to produce a valid and reliable Spanish version of The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS). This assessment, together with the accompanying instructional support that will be provided, will give teachers the tools they need to design effective literacy instruction for their Spanish-speaking English language learners.
Preschool Language Literacy Lab
The Preschool Language and Literacy Research Lab is a research laboratory at the University of Virginia dedicated to conducting high-quality empirical research on early language and literacy for at-risk children.
Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities
The Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Severe Disabilities is funded through a grant from the Virginia Department of Education to George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, Radford University, and Norfolk State University. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of teachers in Virginia with endorsement in severe disabilities.
Virginia Reading First
The professional development arm of the state Reading First grant from the federal government has served over 3500 teachers in the first years of our funding.
This project was established to respond to the problem of youth violence in our communities and schools. See our research, resources, and training information on youth aggression and violence, gangs, juvenile crime, school safety and related topics.
Virginia School-University Partnership
Founded in 1986, the Virginia School-University Partnership is comprised of the Curry School of Education and 22 Central Virginia School Divisions. The purpose of the Partnership is to build a foundation of support and collaboration among its members
Young Women Leaders Program
Co-sponsored by the University of Virginia's Women's Center and Curry School of Education, the Young Women Leaders Program [YWLP] is a free year-long mentoring program that focuses on promoting middle school girls' leadership abilities. Local 7th grade girls are paired with UVa undergraduate women to work on exploring how women and girls can best reach their leadership potential. The program includes a research and evaluation component. Currently we have studies that are investigating developmental issues faced by adolescent girls and college women as well as the impact of mentoring on outcomes such as self-esteem, academic achievement, peer relations, and body image.