$30 Million in Grants Will Support Research Across Diverse Fields

Three federal agencies have unveiled a $30 million grant program to support cross-disciplinary research in education.

The program announced last month marks the first time the agencies--the Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development--have collaborated to provide funds for research into learning.

"We think that some of the most fertile ground for new ideas is on the boundaries between disciplines," said John Cherniavsky, the senior adviser for research in the NSF's directorate for...

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