Principal Investigator: Kent Crippen (STL)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Institute for Future Intelligence (Subcontract — National Institutes of Health)
Project Title: Adventures in Drug Discovery: Integrating Data Science into the Science Curriculum
Project Period: 8/1/2025–7/31/2026
Award Amount: $57,967
Principal Investigator: Zandra De Araujo (Lastinger Center)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: Orange County Public Schools
Project Title: Orange County Schools K-12 Instructional Coach Program 2025-26
Project Period: 8/1/2025–6/30/2026
Award Amount: $28,800
Principal Investigator: Matthew Burns (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Valentina Contesse (SESPECS), Holly Lane (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Project Title: UFLIAI: Advancing Foundational Literacy with Artificial Intelligence
Project Period: 10/1/2025–9/30/2026
Award Amount: $398,388
Principal Investigator: Kristi Cheyney-Collante (Lastinger Center)
Co-PI: N/A
Funding Agency: School District of Manatee County
Project Title: Manatee Accelerating Literacy Outcomes (ALO) 2025-26
Project Period: 9/10/2025–10/7/2026
Award Amount: $204,775
Principal Investigator: Kathrin Maki (SESPECS)
Co-PI: Valentina Contesse (SESPECS), Vivian Gonsalves (SESPECS), Holly Lane (SESPECS), Kelly-Ann Malley (SESPECS)
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Project Title: Project DECODE 2.0: Developing Expertise and Collaborative Opportunities for Dyslexia Educators
Project Period: 10/1/2025–9/30/2026
Award Amount: $1,266,997
Principal Investigator: Wanli Xing (STL)
Co-PI: Anthony Botelho (STL), Zandra De Araujo (Lastinger Center), Walter Leite (SHDOSE), Phil Poekert (Lastinger Center)
Funding Agency: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Project Title: ALTER-Math: AI-augmented Learning-by-Teaching to Enhance and Renovate Math Learning
Project Period: 9/1/2025–8/31/2026
Award Amount: $1,000,000