E.D. Lets $27.8 Million Contract for New Center

Washington

The Education Department last week awarded a $27.8 million five-year contract to Johns Hopkins and Howard universities to jointly operate a research center focused on improving education for disadvantaged students.

The contract is among the largest ever given for a federal education research center. And it marks the department's first tangible step toward revamping its office of educational research and improvement with an eye toward generating more...

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