§9511 Establishment

Summary

Creates the Institute of Education Sciences in the Department and says it will be led by a Director and, where the law allows, a board. Its job is to build and share trustworthy knowledge about education from early childhood through college. It must give parents, teachers, students, researchers, and policymakers reliable information on how schools are doing, which teaching practices help learning and access for all students, and how well federal and other education programs work. To do this, the Institute will collect data, make reports and tools, and run research and evaluations in national priority areas paid for with federal funds. All work must meet high standards for quality, honesty, and accuracy and must be objective, nonreligious, neutral, nonpolitical, and free from bias. The Institute includes the Office of the Director — which leads and manages the Institute; the National Board for Education Sciences — an advisory board described elsewhere in the law; and the National Education Centers, which include: the National Center for Education Research; the National Center for Education Statistics; the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance; and the National Center for Special Education Research. Each center focuses on its part of the Institute’s research, data, evaluation, or special education work.