Wednesday, September 26, 2012

MSG wins award to provide Grant Review support services to the Office of Innovation and Improvement

Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG), announced today that it was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, to provide logistical support for the 2012-2013 Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Grant Program. Under this contract, MSG will be responsible for instituting the review process in accordance with policies and procedures for federal grant competitions.

MSG Director, Shezad Habib, stated “I am very excited for MSG to have this opportunity to expand our work at the U.S. Department of Education by providing high quality grant management services to new clients at the Office of Innovation and Improvement.”

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Monday, September 24, 2012

MSG wins a five-year award to develop Computer-based Training for the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education

MSG has been awarded a five-year contract to support the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to design efficient and effective Computer Based Training (CBT) modules.

As previously conducted in-person training seminars were insufficient in meeting demand, NCES sought to reformat several multi-day, in-person training seminars into computer-based training (CBT) modules for resource efficiency and to make training available to a larger trainee audience. The modules MSG is developing will allow large, geographically dispersed, potential data users to learn about the individual survey systems’ designs and ... read full article

Saturday, September 22, 2012

MSG wins a five-year award to enhance family engagement in 21st CCLC programs

MSG has been awarded a five-year contract to support the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in providing technical assistance to support family engagement in 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) programs throughout the nation.

MSG will implement and support the Family Engagement Resource Providers (FERPs) contract to build a national collaborative system of support for family engagement that is linked to student achievement.

“Family engagement is vital to student success,” said, Dr. Sally M. Wade, MSG’s Project Director. “We are excited about working with these wonderful 21st CCLC programs to engage families in ways that... read full article