Grantees Picked in Second Round of 'i3' Contest

The U.S. Department of Education last week identified the 23 finalists expected to receive Investing in Innovation , or "i3," grants in the second round of the high-profile competition, including the Success for All Foundation—the only repeat winner—as well as the College Board, a science museum in New York City, and five school districts.

The largest single grant is expected to go to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation, based in Norfolk, Va., which requested nearly $25 million for a "scale-up" grant aimed at providing high-need middle schoolers with increased access to challenging math courses.

In all, 587 applicants competed for a slice of nearly $150 million in this second round of the i3 program. Last year, the Education Department awarded 49 grants...