This is a pretty big deal for the school improvement industry. Time to learn more about the players....

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., has been awarded a $50 million contract to administer the next generation of the What Works Clearinghouse for the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.... Mathematica’s partners in the project include Analytica, Chesapeake Research Associates, Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy, CommunicationWorks, Empirical Education, Inc., Human Resources Research Organization, ICF-Caliber, Optimal Solutions Group, RAND Corporation, RG Research Group, SRI International, Twin Peaks Partners, University of Arkansas, and the University of Wisconsin.

From a July 11 press release.

More later on the issues....