RESEARCH GROUPS TAPPED TO IDENTIFY 'WHAT WORKS' IN EDUCATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has selected a group of research organizations to build and maintain an $18.5 million database, called the What Works Clearinghouse, that will help education decision-makers identify high-quality research on various programs, practices, and products used in teaching.

The five-year contract was awarded to the Campbell Collaboration of Philadelphia and the American Institutes for Research of Washington, D.C., along with their subcontractors, Aspen Systems of Rockville, Md., CalibeAssociates of Fairfax, Va., and the Education Quality Institute ofWashington, D.C.  6:28:25 AM