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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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Consensus
·2022
In 2002 Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), authorizing the creation of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, statistics, and assessment arm of the Department of Education, and crystallizing the federal government's commitment to providi...
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Summary of IES Funded Topics.pdf
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Peer Review.pdf
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students and Educational Systems, Critical Actions for Recovery, and the Role of Research in the Years Ahead.pdf
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