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The Future of Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education

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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) supports a range of research activities with the broad goal of improving the quality of education in the United States. As the 20th anniversary of the founding of IES approaches, it is an opportune time to consider ways that IES can improve its current research activities and plan for the future. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene an expert committee to inform IES on (a) critical problems where new research is needed; (b) new methods or approaches for conducting research; and (c) new types of research training investments.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee to inform the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Research and National Center for Special Education Research on:

• Critical problems or issues on which new research is needed;

• How best to organize the request for applications issued by the research centers to reflect those problems/issues;

• New methods or approaches for conducting research that should be encouraged and why; and

• New and different types of research training investments that would benefit IES.

The committee will consider the policy and practice needs for education and special education research, as well as the balance across basic and applied research. The committee's work will be informed by documents that encompass the mission and vision of IES, including the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER) principles, and detailed descriptions of the IES research and research training programs, as well input from IES staff, IES-funded researchers, and education leaders and practitioners.

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Committee Membership Roster Comments

Nomination Package for the Chair was submitted and approved on 2/17/2021.

Nomination Package for the members was submitted and approved on 4/18/2021.

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Department of Education

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Kenne Dibner

Lead

Heidi Schweingruber

Leticia Garcilazo Green

Margaret Kelly

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