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== History == | == History == | ||
The functions of NCES have existed in some form since 1867, when [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed legislation providing "That there shall be established at the City of Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country."<ref name="Years">[http://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait], National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, pg. 1</ref> | The functions of NCES have existed in some form since 1867, when [[United States Congress|Congress]] passed legislation providing "That there shall be established at the City of Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country."<ref name="Years">[http://nces.ed.gov/pubs93/93442.pdf 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait], National Center for Education Statistics, 1993, pg. 1</ref> | ||