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Research to Accelerate Pandemic Recovery in Special Education Collaboration with Kansas University

The Research to Accelerate Pandemic Recovery in Special Education Collaboration with Kansas University - SWIFT Center project will support the University of Kansas in their research of the RAISE intervention to accelerate post-pandemic learning gains for students with or at risk for disabilities. The project involves implementing an evidence-based intervention on use of data to match instruction to student’s need, collecting data from participating schools, analyzing data, preparing reports and dashboards for monitoring and disseminating results. University of Kansas is the prime grantee. Overall, NIRN will co-lead the research design with University of Kansas PIs, collect all research data, collaborate on data analyses with University of Kansas PIs, and support dissemination of the research.

Award(s)

Funding Agency:  

University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

Funding Period:  

09/06/2022 to 08/31/2026

Award Amount:  

$972,000

Staff

Megan K. Bookhout, Principal Investigator
Ximena Franco-Jenkins, Co-principal Investigator
Julie Chin, Educational Technology Specialist
Toniann Glatz, Social Research Assistant
Amelia Krysinski, Project Manager
Alexandra Morena, Implementation Associate
Correy D. Watkins, Implementation Specialist