Guidelines for ‘What Works’ Contract Signal Shifts
The U.S. Department of Education wants its What Works Clearinghouse to become more nimble and more relevant to educators in the field over the next five years, according to bid specifications for potential contractors that the agency published last month.
The American Institutes of Research, based in Washington, currently holds a five-year, $23.4 million contract to run the project, which was begun by the department’s Institute of Education Sciences in 2002 as an online source for independent reviews of research on “what works” in education. But the AIR’s contract is due to end this year, requiring the institute to open bidding on a new one.
“I would call this a midcourse correction,” said James W. Kohlmoos, the president of the National Knowledge Industry Association, a Washington-based trade group, referring to the “statement of work” published online Dec. 19 in Federal Business Opportunities. “I think everybody who has been involved with this the first five years recognizes the need for some fixes, particularly when it comes...
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