§9563 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§9563 Evaluations

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 76— - EDUCATION RESEARCH, STATISTICS, EVALUATION, INFORMATION, AND DISSEMINATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM › Part Part D— - National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance › § 9563

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance can run or fund studies tied to its mission under section 9561(b). It may evaluate Title I programs (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), look over evaluations done by others if the Director agrees, coordinate with other Department evaluation work, add to federal program evaluations to make their evidence stronger, set evaluation methods, and help the Director prepare the biennial report under section 9519. All evaluations must meet the highest scientific quality standards and go through strict peer review. The Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner manages the operations and contracts for evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7981) that the Department ran as of November 5, 2002.

Title 20, §9563

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(a)(1)In carrying out its missions, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance may—

(A)conduct or support evaluations consistent with the Center’s mission as described in section 9561(b) of this title;

(B)evaluate programs under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);

(C)to the extent practicable, examine evaluations conducted or supported by others in order to determine the quality and relevance of the evidence of effectiveness generated by those evaluations, with the approval of the Director;

(D)coordinate the activities of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance with other evaluation activities in the Department;

(E)review and, where feasible, supplement Federal education program evaluations, particularly those by the Department, to determine or enhance the quality and relevance of the evidence generated by those evaluations;

(F)establish evaluation methodology; and

(G)assist the Director in the preparation of the biennial report, as described in section 9519 of this title.

(2)Each evaluation conducted by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—

(A)adhere to the highest possible standards of quality for conducting scientifically valid education evaluation; and

(B)be subject to rigorous peer-review.

(b)The Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner, consistent with the mission of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance under section 9561(b) of this title, shall administer all operations and contracts associated with evaluations authorized by section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7981] and administered by the Department as of November 5, 2002.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 6301 et seq.) of chapter 70 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted “section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965” for “part E of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491 et seq.)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.