WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Oct. 12 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following story originally appeared on the website for the William & Mary School of Education. - Ed.
Elizabeth Talbott, professor and associate dean for research & faculty development in the School of Education, has been awarded a $978,904 research grant from the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a longitudinal study of the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA).
Talbott serves as principal investigator and project director; she and her team will study the effects of the VLA on the literacy achievement of all students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Virginia, particularly those who have experienced persistent ga...