Institute of Education Sciences

Institute of Education Sciences Type: Executive Departments (Sub-organization) Parent organization: United States Department of Education Employees: 200 Executive: Director of the Institute of Education Sciences Budget: $718 million (Fiscal Year 2023) Address: 550 12th St SW, Washington, DC 20202, USA Website: https://ies.ed.gov Creation Legislation: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 Wikipedia: Institute of Education Sciences

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Mission The mission of IES is to provide rigorous evidence on which to ground education practice and policy, sharing this information in formats accessible to educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public to improve educational outcomes.

Services Education research; Statistics collection; Program evaluations; Technical assistance

Regulations

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the independent, non-partisan statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. IES' stated mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public. It was created as part of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002.

The first director of IES was Grover Whitehurst, who was appointed in November 2002 and served for six years. As of March 2024, Matthew Soldner is the acting Director of IES.

Divisions

IES is divided into four major research and statistics centers:

National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) conducts large-scale evaluations and provides research-based technical assistance and information about high-quality research to educators and policymakers in a variety of different formats. NCEE's work includes evaluations of education programs and practices supported by federal funds; the Regional Educational Laboratory Program; the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC); the What Works Clearinghouse; and the National Library of Education. Matthew Soldner is the Commissioner of NCEE.

National Center for Education Research

National Center for Education Research (NCER) supports research to improve student outcomes and education quality in the United States and pursue workable solutions to the challenges faced by educators and the education community. NCER also supports training programs to prepare researchers to conduct high quality, scientific education research. Elizabeth Albro is the Commissioner of NCER.

National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity that collects and analyzes data related to education in the United States and other nations. Among the programs and initiatives that NCES oversees is the National Assessment of Educational Progress. James Lynn Woodworth is the Commissioner of NCES.

National Center for Special Education Research

National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) sponsors and supports comprehensive research that is designed to expand the knowledge and understanding of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities, or those who are at risk of developing disabilities. NCSER also supports training programs to prepare researchers to conduct high quality, scientific special education research. Joan E. McLaughlin is the commissioner of NCSER.

National Board for Education Sciences

The National Board for Education Sciences serves as an advisory board for IES and has 15 voting members, who are appointed by the President of the United States. The Board also includes several ex-officio, non-voting members, including the director of IES, the commissioners of the four centers, and representatives of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the National Science Foundation. The Board advises and consults with the director and the commissioners to identify research and organizational priorities for IES. On October 7, 2022, President Biden announced the intention to appointment 15 new members to the NBES. Larry Hedges, of Northwestern University, was previously the chairman of the National Board for Education Sciences.

See also

• Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations

External links

• National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance official website