Education & Human Development

Center for Urban School Partnerships

Funding & External Support

Funded Grants

  • $470,808
    Gamache, K., Wijekumar, K., Leyva, I.A., Norris, W. (2022–2023). Task 2: Research Security Training: The Importance of Disclosure, National Science Foundation #2230530.
  • $2 million
    Wijekumar, K., Cromley, J.G., Beerwinkle, A.L. (2022–2026). Promoting Reading Comprehension and Learning with Multimodal Science Texts (PRISM). R305A220015 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  • $14.86 million
    Wijekumar, K., McKeown, D., Gerde, H., Joshi, R.M., Cantrell, E. (2021–2027). Knowledge Acquisition and Transformation Expansion (KATE). S411A210002 U.S. Department of Education, EIR Program.
  • $2.5 million
    Wijekumar, K., McKeown, D., Thompson, J., Joshi, R.M. (2021–2023). Extension of Massively Open Online Professional Development. U423A210074 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  • $7.5 million
    Wijekumar, K., McKeown, D., Thompson, J., Joshi, R.M. (2018–2021). Promoting Improvements in Teacher Quality through Massively Open Online Professional Development. U423A180074 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  • $3.3 million
    Wijekumar, K., Meyer, B.J.F., Lei, P., Hernandez, A. (2018–2024). Efficacy Trials for the Web-Based Adaptive Tutoring for EL Learners (SWELL). R305A180060 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  • $3.3 million
    Wijekumar, K., Harris, K., Graham, S., McKeown, D., Lei, P., Meyer, B.J.F. (2018–2023). We-Write Persuasively. R305A180212 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  • $54,000
    Wijekumar, K. (2017–2019). Science Literacy in Middle Grades. Powell Foundation of Houston.
  • $3.5 million
    Wijekumar, K., Meyer, B.J.F., Lei, P. (2015–2020). Efficacy and Replication Trial of the Individualized Adaptive ITSS. R305A150057 U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
  • $25,000
    Thompson, J.T., Wijekumar, K., Castro-Olivio, S. (2016–2017). Technology-Delivered Emergent Literacy Assessment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Texas Grant.

Submitted Grants

  • $48.5 million
    Gamache, K., Wijekumar, K. (2023). Research Security Center R4C. National Science Foundation.
  • $2 million
    McKeown, D., Wijekumar, K. (2023). AI² for Improving Scoring of Essays. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $15 million
    Wijekumar, K., McKeown, D. (2023). KAT Plus for Middle Grades. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $7 million
    Cantrell, E., Wijekumar, K., Pittman, R., Joshi, R.M. (2023). Extending MOOV to Science of Teaching Reading. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $10 million
    Wijekumar, K., Reed, D., Pratt, A. (2024). LEARN Center, National Rural Education Center. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $4 million
  • Wijekumar, K., Hernandez, A.C. (2024). SWELL Efficacy Trials for Middle Grades. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $4 million
    Wijekumar, K. (2024). EMPOWER Middle Grades Efficacy. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $4 million
    Wijekumar, K. (2024). SOAR Social Studies Development. U.S. Department of Education.
  • $14.9 million
    Wijekumar, K., Lacarino-Paquet, N. (2024). Middle Grades Scale Up. U.S. Department of Education.