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§9501. Definitions — Inbound Citations

20 U.S.C. § 9501

Cited by 677 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 20 U.S.C. § 9501 as a whole

Citations to §9501(1)(A)

Citations to §9501(2)

  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(1)
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    (1) conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9533(a)(4)(C)
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    (C) includes both basic research and applied research, which shall include research conducted through field-initiated research and ongoing research initiatives;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(4)
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    (4) support the regional educational laboratories in conducting applied research, the development and dissemination of educational research, products and processes, the provision of technical assistance, and other activities to serve the educational needs of such laboratories’ regions;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(3)(B)
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    (B) seek input from the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents regarding the need for applied research, wide dissemination, training, technical assistance, and development activities authorized by this subchapter in the regions to be served by the regional educational laboratories and how those educational needs could be addressed most effectively.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(5)
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    (5) The Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner shall establish a system for technical and peer review to ensure that applied research activities, research-based reports, and products of the regional educational laboratories are consistent with the research standards described in section 9534 of this title and the evaluation standards adhered to pursuant to section 9563(a)(2)(A) of this title.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)
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    (f) Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall support applied research, development, wide dissemination, and technical assistance activities by—
    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
    (2) developing and widely disseminating, including through Internet-based means, scientifically valid research, information, reports, and publications that are usable for improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps, and encouraging and sustaining school improvement, to—
    (A) schools, districts, institutions of higher education, educators (including early childhood educators and librarians), parents, policymakers, and other constituencies, as appropriate, within the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located; and
    (B) the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance;
    (3) developing a plan for identifying and serving the needs of the region by conducting a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teachers, administrators, parents, local educational agencies, librarians, and State educational agencies within the region;
    (4) in the event such quality applied research does not exist as determined by the regional educational laboratory or the Department, carrying out applied research projects that are designed to serve the particular educational needs (in prekindergarten through grade 16) of the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located, that reflect findings from scientifically valid research, and that result in user-friendly, replicable school-based classroom applications geared toward promoting increased student achievement, including using applied research to assist in solving site-specific problems and assisting in development activities (including high-quality and on-going professional development and effective parental involvement strategies);
    (5) supporting and serving the educational development activities and needs of the region by providing educational applied research in usable forms to promote school-improvement, academic achievement, and the closing of achievement gaps and contributing to the current base of education knowledge by addressing enduring problems in elementary and secondary education and access to postsecondary education;
    (6) collaborating and coordinating services with other technical assistance providers funded by the Department of Education;
    (7) assisting in gathering information on school finance systems to promote improved access to educational opportunities and to better serve all public school students;
    (8) assisting in gathering information on alternative administrative structures that are more conducive to planning, implementing, and sustaining school reform and improved academic achievement;
    (9) bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in low-performing or high poverty schools; and
    (10) developing innovative approaches to the application of technology in education that are unlikely to originate from within the private sector, but which could result in the development of new forms of education software, education content, and technology-enabled pedagogy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(4)
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    (4) in the event such quality applied research does not exist as determined by the regional educational laboratory or the Department, carrying out applied research projects that are designed to serve the particular educational needs (in prekindergarten through grade 16) of the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located, that reflect findings from scientifically valid research, and that result in user-friendly, replicable school-based classroom applications geared toward promoting increased student achievement, including using applied research to assist in solving site-specific problems and assisting in development activities (including high-quality and on-going professional development and effective parental involvement strategies);
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(5)
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    (5) supporting and serving the educational development activities and needs of the region by providing educational applied research in usable forms to promote school-improvement, academic achievement, and the closing of achievement gaps and contributing to the current base of education knowledge by addressing enduring problems in elementary and secondary education and access to postsecondary education;

Citations to §9501(3)

Citations to §9501(4)

  • 20 U.S.C. § 9511(a)
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    (a) There shall be in the Department the Institute of Education Sciences, to be administered by a Director (as described in section 9514 of this title) and, to the extent set forth in section 9516 of this title, a board of directors.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9511(c)(2)
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    (2) The National Board for Education Sciences (as described in section 9516 of this title).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9513(a)(1)
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    (1) nothing in this subchapter or in subchapter III of this chapter (except section 9621(e)(1)(J) of this title) shall be construed to alter or diminish the role, responsibilities, or authority of the National Assessment Governing Board with respect to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (including with respect to the methodologies of the National Assessment of Educational Progress described in section 9621(e)(1)(E) of this title) from those authorized by the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 9001) et seq.) on the day before November 5, 2002;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9513(a)(2)
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    (2) members of the National Assessment Governing Board shall continue to be appointed by the Secretary;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9513(a)(3)
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    (3) section 9621(f)(1) of this title shall apply to the National Assessment Governing Board in the exercise of its responsibilities under this Act;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9513(a)(5)
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    (5) sections 9515 and 9516 of this title shall not apply to the National Assessment Governing Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9513(b)(1)
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    (1) the Institute’s priorities, as approved by the National Board for Education Sciences under section 9516 of this title, and the Institute’s mission, as described in section 9511(b) of this title; or
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(b)(3)
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    (3) The Board may make recommendations to the President with respect to the appointment of a Director under subsection (a), other than a Director appointed under paragraph (2).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(f)(1)
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    (1) To propose to the Board priorities for the Institute, in accordance with section 9515(a) of this title.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9515(a)
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    (a) The Director shall propose to the Board priorities for the Institute (taking into consideration long-term research and development on core issues conducted through the national research and development centers). The Director shall identify topics that may require long-term research and topics that are focused on understanding and solving particular education problems and issues, including those associated with the goals and requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), such as—
    (1) closing the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing children, especially achievement gaps between minority and nonminority children and between disadvantaged children and such children’s more advantaged peers; and
    (2) ensuring—
    (A) that all children have the ability to obtain a high-quality education (from early childhood through postsecondary education) and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments, particularly in mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;
    (B) access to, and opportunities for, postsecondary education; and
    (C) the efficacy, impact on academic achievement, and cost-effectiveness of technology use within the Nation’s schools.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9515(b)
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    (b) The Board shall approve or disapprove the priorities for the Institute proposed by the Director, including any necessary revision of those priorities. The Board shall transmit any priorities so approved to the appropriate congressional committees.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9515(c)
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    (c) The Board shall ensure that priorities of the Institute and the National Education Centers are consistent with the mission of the Institute.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9515(d)(1)
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    (1) Before submitting to the Board proposed priorities for the Institute, the Director shall make such priorities available to the public for comment for not less than 60 days (including by means of the Internet and through publishing such priorities in the Federal Register). The Director shall provide to the Board a copy of each such comment submitted.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(a)
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    (a) The Institute shall have a board of directors, which shall be known as the National Board for Education Sciences.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(b)
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    (b) The duties of the Board shall be the following:
    (1) To advise and consult with the Director on the policies of the Institute.
    (2) To consider and approve priorities proposed by the Director under section 9515 of this title to guide the work of the Institute.
    (3) To review and approve procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the activities of the Institute.
    (4) To advise the Director on the establishment of activities to be supported by the Institute, including the general areas of research to be carried out by the National Center for Education Research.
    (5) To present to the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for—
    (A) the strengthening of education research; and
    (B) the funding of the Institute.
    (6) To advise the Director on the funding of applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research, after the completion of peer review.
    (7) To review and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute, to ensure that scientifically valid research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with the standards for such activities under this subchapter.
    (8) To advise the Director on ensuring that activities conducted or supported by the Institute are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias.
    (9) To solicit advice and information from those in the educational field, particularly practitioners and researchers, to recommend to the Director topics that require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research efforts, including knowledge utilization and wide dissemination of research, consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute.
    (10) To advise the Director on opportunities for the participation in, and the advancement of, women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in education research, statistics, and evaluation activities of the Institute.
    (11) To recommend to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts among other Federal and State research agencies.
    (12) To recommend to the Director individuals to serve as Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(1)
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    (1) The Board shall have 15 voting members appointed by the President.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(2)
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    (2) The President shall solicit advice regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Board, and the National Science Advisor.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(3)
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    (3) The Board shall have the following nonvoting ex officio members:
    (A) The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.
    (B) Each of the Commissioners of the National Education Centers.
    (C) The Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
    (D) The Director of the Census.
    (E) The Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
    (F) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(4)(A)(ii)
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    (ii) Individuals who are knowledgeable about the educational needs of the United States, who may include school-based professional educators, parents (including parents with experience in promoting parental involvement in education), Chief State School Officers, State postsecondary education executives, presidents of institutions of higher education, local educational agency superintendents, early childhood experts, special education experts, principals, members of State or local boards of education or Bureau-funded school boards, and individuals from business and industry with experience in promoting private sector involvement in education.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(4)(D)
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    (D) A voting member of the Board shall be considered a special Government employee for the purposes of chapter 131 of title 5.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(5)
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    (5) The Board shall elect a chair from among the members of the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(6)
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    (6) Members of the Board shall serve without pay for such service. Members of the Board who are officers or employees of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(7)
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    (7) The members of the Board shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(8)(A)
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    (A) The Board shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(8)(B)
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    (B) The Board shall utilize such additional staff as may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in consultation with the Chair and the Executive Director.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(8)(C)
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    (C) The Board may use the services and facilities of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out this Act.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(8)(D)
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    (D) The Board may enter into contracts or make other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(8)(E)
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    (E) The Board may, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from any executive department or agency of the Federal Government such information as the Board determines necessary to carry out its functions.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(9)
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    (9) The Board shall meet not less than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less than 6 voting members of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(10)
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    (10) A majority of the voting members of the Board serving at the time of the meeting shall constitute a quorum.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(1)
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    (1) The Board may establish standing committees—
    (A) that will each serve 1 of the National Education Centers; and
    (B) to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Director and the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(2)
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    (2) A majority of the members of each standing committee shall be voting members of the Board whose expertise is needed for the functioning of the committee. In addition, the membership of each standing committee may include, as appropriate—
    (A) experts and scientists in research, statistics, evaluation, or development who are recognized in their discipline as highly qualified to represent such discipline and who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board;
    (B) ex officio members of the Board; and
    (C) policymakers and expert practitioners with knowledge of, and experience using, the results of research, evaluation, and statistics who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(2)(A)
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    (A) experts and scientists in research, statistics, evaluation, or development who are recognized in their discipline as highly qualified to represent such discipline and who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(2)(B)
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    (B) ex officio members of the Board; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(2)(C)
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    (C) policymakers and expert practitioners with knowledge of, and experience using, the results of research, evaluation, and statistics who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(3)(A)
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    (A) review and comment, at the discretion of the Board or the standing committee, on any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement entered into (or proposed to be entered into) by the applicable National Education Center;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(3)(B)
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    (B) prepare for, and submit to, the Board an annual evaluation of the operations of the applicable National Education Center;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(3)(D)
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    (D) report periodically to the Board regarding the activities of the committee and the applicable National Education Center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(e)
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    (e) The Board shall submit to the Director, the Secretary, and the appropriate congressional committees, not later than July 1 of each year, a report that assesses the effectiveness of the Institute in carrying out its priorities and mission, especially as such priorities and mission relate to carrying out scientifically valid research, conducting unbiased evaluations, collecting and reporting accurate education statistics, and translating research into practice.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(f)
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    (f) The Board shall submit to the Director, the Secretary, and the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes any recommendations regarding any actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute to carry out its priorities and mission. The Board shall submit an interim report not later than 3 years after November 5, 2002, and a final report not later than 5 years after such date.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9517(a)(1)
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    (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), each of the National Education Centers shall be headed by a Commissioner appointed by the Director. In appointing Commissioners, the Director shall seek to promote continuity in leadership of the National Education Centers and shall consider individuals recommended by the Board. The Director may appoint a Commissioner to carry out the functions of a National Education Center without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9519
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    The Director shall, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the Board, and the appropriate congressional committees, and make widely available to the public (including by means of the Internet), a report containing the following:
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9533(c)(4)
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    (4) Support for a national research and development center shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, shall be of sufficient size and scope to be effective, and notwithstanding section 9534(b) of this title, may be renewed without competition for not more than 5 additional years if the Director, in consultation with the Research Commissioner and the Board, determines that the research of the national research and development center—
    (A) continues to address priorities of the Institute; and
    (B) merits renewal (applying the procedures and standards established in section 9534 of this title).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(2)(A)
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    (A) share information about the activities of each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section with each other regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section and with the Department of Education, including the Director and the Board;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(1)
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    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(h)(1)(A)
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    (A) establish a governing board that—
    (i) reflects a balanced representation of—
    (I) the States in the region;
    (II) the interests and concerns of regional constituencies; and
    (III) technical expertise;
    (ii) includes the chief State school officer or such officer’s designee of each State represented in such board’s region;
    (iii) includes—
    (I) representatives nominated by chief executive officers of States and State organizations of superintendents, principals, institutions of higher education, teachers, parents, businesses, and researchers; or
    (II) other representatives of the organizations described in subclause (I), as required by State law in effect on the day before November 5, 2002;
    (iv) is the sole entity that—
    (I) guides and directs the laboratory in carrying out the provisions of this subsection and satisfying the terms and conditions of the contract award;
    (II) determines the regional agenda of the laboratory;
    (III) engages in an ongoing dialogue with the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner concerning the laboratory’s goals, activities, and priorities; and
    (IV) determines at the start of the contract period, subject to the requirements of this section and in consultation with the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner, the mission of the regional educational laboratory for the duration of the contract period;
    (v) ensures that the regional educational laboratory attains and maintains a high level of quality in the laboratory’s work and products;
    (vi) establishes standards to ensure that the regional educational laboratory has strong and effective governance, organization, management, and administration, and employs qualified staff;
    (vii) directs the regional educational laboratory to carry out the laboratory’s duties in a manner that will make progress toward achieving the State education goals and reforming schools and educational systems; and
    (viii) conducts a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools and teachers; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(h)(1)(A)(ii)
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    (ii) includes the chief State school officer or such officer’s designee of each State represented in such board’s region;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(h)(2)
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    (2) If a regional educational laboratory needs flexibility in order to meet the requirements of paragraph (1)(A)(i), the regional educational laboratory may select not more than 10 percent of the governing board from individuals outside those representatives nominated in accordance with paragraph (1)(A)(iii).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(i)
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    (i) In order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the regional educational laboratories, the governing boards of the regional educational laboratories shall establish and maintain a network to—
    (1) share information about the activities each laboratory is carrying out;
    (2) plan joint activities that would meet the needs of multiple regions;
    (3) create a strategic plan for the development of activities undertaken by the laboratories to reduce redundancy and increase collaboration and resource-sharing in such activities; and
    (4) otherwise devise means by which the work of the individual laboratories could serve national, as well as regional, needs.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(j)
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    (j) The Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner shall provide for independent evaluations of each of the regional educational laboratories in carrying out the duties described in this section in the third year that such laboratory receives assistance under this section in accordance with the standards developed by the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner and approved by the Board and shall transmit the results of such evaluations to the relevant committees of Congress, the Board, and the appropriate regional educational laboratory governing board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9572(c)
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    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, no funds provided under this subchapter to the Institute, including any office, board, committee, or center of the Institute, may be used by the Institute to endorse, approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be used in an elementary school or secondary school.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9573(a)
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    (a) All collection, maintenance, use, and wide dissemination of data by the Institute, including each office, board, committee, and center of the Institute, shall conform with the requirements of section 552a of title 5, the confidentiality standards of subsection (c) of this section, and sections 1232g and 1232h of this title.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9574
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    Subject to section 9573 of this title, data collected by the Institute, including any office, board, committee, or center of the Institute, in carrying out the priorities and mission of the Institute, shall be made available to the public, including through use of the Internet.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9576(a)
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    (a) The Director may prepare and publish (including through oral presentation) such research, statistics (consistent with part C), and evaluation information and reports from any office, board, committee, and center of the Institute, as needed to carry out the priorities and mission of the Institute without the approval of the Secretary or any other office of the Department.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9577
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    Any member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A vacancy in an office, board, committee, or center of the Institute shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. This section does not apply to employees appointed under section 9578 of this title.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9578(a)
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    (a) The Director may appoint, for terms not to exceed 6 years (without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive service) and may compensate (without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates) such scientific or technical employees to carry out the functions of the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center, respectively, if—
    (1) at least 30 days prior to the appointment of any such employee, public notice is given of the availability of such position and an opportunity is provided for qualified individuals to apply and compete for such position;
    (2) the rate of basic pay for such employees does not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay payable for positions at GS–15, as determined in accordance with section 5376 of title 5, except that not more than 7 individuals appointed under this section may be paid at a rate that does not exceed the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule;
    (3) the appointment of such employee is necessary (as determined by the Director on the basis of clear and convincing evidence) to provide the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center with scientific or technical expertise which could not otherwise be obtained by the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center through the competitive service; and
    (4) the total number of such employees does not exceed 40 individuals or ⅕ of the number of full-time, regular scientific or professional employees of the Institute, whichever is greater.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9578(a)(3)
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    (3) the appointment of such employee is necessary (as determined by the Director on the basis of clear and convincing evidence) to provide the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center with scientific or technical expertise which could not otherwise be obtained by the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center through the competitive service; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9578(b)
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    (b) All employees described in subsection (a) shall work on activities of the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center, and shall not be reassigned to other duties outside the Institute or the office, board, committee, or center during their term.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9583(a)
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    (a) The Director, each member of the Board, and the Commissioner for Education Statistics may be removed by the President prior to the expiration of the term of each such appointee.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9584(a)(2)
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    (2) not more than the lesser of 2 percent of such funds or $1,000,000 shall be made available to carry out section 9516 of this title (relating to the National Board for Education Sciences).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(g)(1)
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    (1) Each comprehensive center established under this section shall have an advisory board that shall support the priorities of such center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(g)(2)
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    (2) Each advisory board established under paragraph (1) shall advise the comprehensive center—
    (A) concerning the activities described in subsection (d);
    (B) on strategies for monitoring and addressing the educational needs of the region, on an ongoing basis;
    (C) on maintaining a high standard of quality in the performance of the center’s activities; and
    (D) on carrying out the center’s duties in a manner that promotes progress toward improving student academic achievement.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(g)(3)(A)
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    (A) Each advisory board shall be composed of—
    (i) the chief State school officers, or such officers’ designees or other State officials, in each State served by the comprehensive center who have primary responsibility under State law for elementary and secondary education in the State; and
    (ii) not more than 15 other members who are representative of the educational interests in the region served by the comprehensive center and are selected jointly by the officials specified in clause (i) and the chief executive officer of each State served by the comprehensive center, including the following:
    (I) Representatives of local educational agencies and regional educational agencies, including representatives of local educational agencies serving urban and rural areas.
    (II) Representatives of institutions of higher education.
    (III) Parents.
    (IV) Practicing educators, including classroom teachers, principals, and administrators.
    (V) Representatives of business.
    (VI) Policymakers, expert practitioners, and researchers with knowledge of, and experience using, the results of research, evaluation, and statistics.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(g)(3)(B)
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    (B) In the case of a State in which the chief executive officer has the primary responsibility under State law for elementary and secondary education in the State, the chief executive officer shall consult, to the extent permitted by State law, with the State educational agency in selecting additional members of the board under subparagraph (A)(i).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9605(b)(2)(D)
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    (D) Practicing educators, including classroom teachers, principals, administrators, school board members, and other local school officials.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9605(d)(2)
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    (2) in conducting the assessment under paragraph (1), seek input from chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents (including through a process of open hearings to solicit the views and needs of schools (including public charter schools), teachers, administrators, members of the regional educational laboratory governing board, parents, local educational agencies, librarians, businesses, State educational agencies, and other customers (such as adult education programs) within the region) regarding the need for the activities described in section 9564 of this title and section 9602 of this title and how those needs would be most effectively addressed; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(a)
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    (a) There is established the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Assessment Board”), which shall formulate policy guidelines for the National Assessment (carried out under section 9622 of this title).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(b)(1)
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    (1) The Assessment Board shall be appointed by the Secretary and be composed as follows:
    (A) Two Governors, or former Governors, who shall not be members of the same political party.
    (B) Two State legislators, who shall not be members of the same political party.
    (C) Two chief State school officers.
    (D) One superintendent of a local educational agency.
    (E) One member of a State board of education.
    (F) One member of a local board of education.
    (G) Three classroom teachers representing the grade levels at which the National Assessment is conducted.
    (H) One representative of business or industry.
    (I) Two curriculum specialists.
    (J) Three testing and measurement experts, who shall have training and experience in the field of testing and measurement.
    (K) One nonpublic school administrator or policymaker.
    (L) Two school principals, of whom one shall be an elementary school principal and one shall be a secondary school principal.
    (M) Two parents who are not employed by a local, State or Federal educational agency.
    (N) Two additional members who are representatives of the general public, and who may be parents, but who are not employed by a local, State, or Federal educational agency.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(b)(1)(E)
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    (E) One member of a State board of education.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(b)(1)(F)
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    (F) One member of a local board of education.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(b)(2)
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    (2) The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Assessment Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(b)(3)
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    (3) The Secretary and the Assessment Board shall ensure at all times that the membership of the Assessment Board reflects regional, racial, gender, and cultural balance and diversity and that the Assessment Board exercises its independent judgment, free from inappropriate influences and special interests.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(c)(1)
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    (1) Terms of service of members of the Assessment Board shall be staggered and may not exceed a period of 4 years, as determined by the Secretary.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(c)(2)
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    (2) Members of the Assessment Board may serve not more than two terms.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(c)(3)
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    (3) A member of the Assessment Board who changes status under subsection (b) during the term of the appointment of the member may continue to serve as a member until the expiration of such term.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(c)(4)
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    (4) Members of the Assessment Board previously granted 3 year terms, whose terms are in effect on December 21, 2000, shall have their terms extended by 1 year.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(d)(1)(A)
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    (A) The Secretary shall appoint new members to fill vacancies on the Assessment Board from among individuals who are nominated by organizations representing the type of individuals described in subsection (b)(1) with respect to which the vacancy exists.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(d)(1)(B)
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    (B) Each organization submitting nominations to the Secretary with respect to a particular vacancy shall nominate for such vacancy six individuals who are qualified by experience or training to fill the particular Assessment Board vacancy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(d)(1)(C)
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    (C) The Secretary’s appointments shall maintain the composition, diversity, and balance of the Assessment Board required under subsection (b).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(e)(1)
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    (1) In carrying out its functions under this section the Assessment Board shall—
    (A) select the subject areas to be assessed (consistent with section 9622(b) of this title);
    (B) develop appropriate student achievement levels as provided in section 9622(e) of this title;
    (C) develop assessment objectives consistent with the requirements of this section and test specifications that produce an assessment that is valid and reliable, and are based on relevant widely accepted professional standards;
    (D) develop a process for review of the assessment which includes the active participation of teachers, curriculum specialists, local school administrators, parents, and concerned members of the public;
    (E) design the methodology of the assessment to ensure that assessment items are valid and reliable, in consultation with appropriate technical experts in measurement and assessment, content and subject matter, sampling, and other technical experts who engage in large scale surveys;
    (F) consistent with section 9622 of this title, measure student academic achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12 in the authorized academic subjects;
    (G) develop guidelines for reporting and disseminating results;
    (H) develop standards and procedures for regional and national comparisons;
    (I) take appropriate actions needed to improve the form, content, use, and reporting of results of any assessment authorized by section 9622 of this title consistent with the provisions of this section and section 9622 of this title; and
    (J) plan and execute the initial public release of National Assessment of Educational Progress reports.
    The National Assessment of Educational Progress data shall not be released prior to the release of the reports described in subparagraph (J).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(e)(2)
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    (2) The Assessment Board may delegate any of the Board’s procedural and administrative functions to its staff.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(e)(3)
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    (3) The Assessment Board shall have final authority on the appropriateness of all assessment items.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(e)(4)
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    (4) The Assessment Board shall take steps to ensure that all items selected for use in the National Assessment are free from racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias and are secular, neutral, and non-ideological.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(e)(5)
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    (5) In carrying out the duties required by paragraph (1), the Assessment Board may seek technical advice, as appropriate, from the Commissioner for Education Statistics and other experts.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(e)(6)
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    (6) Not later than 90 days after an evaluation of the student achievement levels under section 9622(e) of this title, the Assessment Board shall make a report to the Secretary, the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate describing the steps the Assessment Board is taking to respond to each of the recommendations contained in such evaluation.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(f)(1)
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    (1) In the exercise of its responsibilities, the Assessment Board shall be independent of the Secretary and the other offices and officers of the Department.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(f)(2)(A)
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    (A) The Secretary may appoint, at the request of the Assessment Board, such staff as will enable the Assessment Board to carry out its responsibilities.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(g)
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    (g) The Commissioner for Education Statistics and the Assessment Board shall meet periodically—
    (1) to ensure coordination of their duties and activities relating to the National Assessment; and
    (2) for the Commissioner for Education Statistics to report to the Assessment Board on the Department’s actions to implement the decisions of the Assessment Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(g)(2)
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    (2) for the Commissioner for Education Statistics to report to the Assessment Board on the Department’s actions to implement the decisions of the Assessment Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9621(h)
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    (h) Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply with respect to the Assessment Board, other than sections 1009, 1010, and 1011 of title 5.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(a)
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    (a) The Commissioner for Education Statistics shall, with the advice of the Assessment Board established under section 9621 of this title, carry out, through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with one or more qualified organizations, or consortia thereof, a National Assessment of Educational Progress, which collectively refers to a national assessment, State assessments, and a long-term trend assessment in reading and mathematics.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(c)(2)(A)
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    (A) Parents and members of the public may submit written complaints to the Assessment Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(c)(2)(B)
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    (B) The Assessment Board shall forward such complaints to the Commissioner for Education Statistics, the Secretary of Education, and the State and local educational agency from within which the complaint originated within 30 days of receipt of such complaint.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(c)(2)(C)
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    (C) The Assessment Board, in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Statistics, shall review such complaint and determine whether revisions are necessary and appropriate. As determined by such review, the Board shall revise, as necessary and appropriate, the procedures or assessment items that have generated the complaint and respond to the individual submitting the complaint, with a copy of such response provided to the Secretary, describing any action taken, not later than 30 days after so acting.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(c)(2)(D)
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    (D) The Secretary shall submit a summary report of all complaints received pursuant to subparagraph (A) and responses by the Assessment Board pursuant to subparagraph (C) to the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(c)(3)(B)
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    (B) The Assessment Board, the Commissioner for Education Statistics, and any contractor or subcontractor shall not maintain any system of records containing a student’s name, birth information, Social Security number, or parents’ name or names, or any other personally identifiable information.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(e)(1)
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    (1) The Assessment Board shall develop appropriate student achievement levels for each grade or age in each subject area to be tested under assessments authorized under this section, except the trend assessment described in subsection (b)(2)(F).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(e)(2)(D)
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    (D) The Commissioner for Education Statistics and the Board shall ensure that reports using such levels on a trial basis do so in a manner that makes clear the status of such levels.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(e)(2)(E)
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    (E) Such levels shall be updated as appropriate by the Assessment Board in consultation with the Commissioner for Education Statistics.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(e)(4)
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    (4) The Assessment Board shall provide for a review of any trial student achievement levels under development by representatives of State educational agencies or the chief State school officer in a manner consistent with subsection (c), except the review described in paragraph (2)(C) of such subsection shall take place in consultation with the representatives described in this paragraph.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(f)(3)
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    (3) The Commissioner for Education Statistics and the Assessment Board shall consider the findings and recommendations of such reviews in designing the competition to select the organization, or organizations, through which the Commissioner for Education Statistics carries out the National Assessment.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(d)(1)
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    (1) A Board of the Center shall be established to oversee the administration of the Center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(d)(2)
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    (2) The initial Board shall consist of nine members to be appointed by the Secretary of Education from recommendations received from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the Senate, who—
    (A) reflect representation from the public and private sectors;
    (B) shall provide, as nearly as practicable, a broad representation of various regions of the United States, various professions and occupations, and various kinds of talent and experience appropriate to the functions and responsibilities of the Center;
    (C) shall not be in a position to benefit financially directly from the contracts and grants to eligible institutions under subsection (f)(2); and
    (D) may not be officers or employees of the Federal Government or a Members of Congress serving at the time of such appointment.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(d)(3)
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    (3) To the extent not inconsistent with paragraph (2), in the case of a vacancy on the Board due to death, resignation, or removal, the vacancy shall be filled through nomination and selection by the sitting members of the Board after—
    (A) taking into consideration the composition of the Board; and
    (B) soliciting recommendations from the public.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(d)(3)(A)
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    (A) taking into consideration the composition of the Board; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(d)(4)
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    (4) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses for transportation, lodging, and other expenses directly related to their duties as members of the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(d)(5)
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    (5) The Board shall incorporate and operate the Center in accordance with the laws governing tax exempt organizations in the District of Columbia.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(e)(1)
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    (1) The Board shall appoint a Director of the Center after conducting a national, competitive search to find an individual with the appropriate expertise, experience, and knowledge to oversee the operations of the Center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(e)(2)
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    (2) In accordance with procedures established by the Board, the Director shall employ individuals to carry out the functions of the Center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(1)
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    (1) The Director, after consultation with the Board, shall use the funds made available to the Center—
    (A) to support research to improve education, teaching, and learning that is in the public interest, but that is determined unlikely to be undertaken entirely with private funds;
    (B) to support—
    (i) precompetitive research, development, and demonstrations;
    (ii) assessments of prototypes of innovative digital learning and information technologies, as well as the components and tools needed to create such technologies; and
    (iii) pilot testing and evaluation of prototype systems described in clause (ii); and
    (C) to encourage the widespread adoption and use of effective, innovative digital approaches to improving education, teaching, and learning.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(2)(A)
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    (A) To carry out the activities described in paragraph (1), the Director, with the agreement of two-thirds of the members of the Board, may award, on a competitive basis, contracts and grants to four-year institutions of higher education, museums, libraries, nonprofit organizations, public institutions with or without for-profit partners, for-profit organizations, and consortia of any such entities.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(2)(B)(ii)(I)
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    (I) the Director and the Board (by a unanimous vote of the Board members) determine that the general public will benefit significantly due to the project not being freely and nonexclusively available to the general public in a timely manner; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(2)(B)(ii)(II)
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    (II) the Board issues a public statement as to the specific reasons of the determination under subclause (I).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(2)(C)
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    (C) Proposals for grants or contracts shall be evaluated on the basis of comparative merit by panels of experts who represent diverse interests and perspectives, and who are appointed by the Director based on recommendations from the fields served and from the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(g)(1)(B)(iv)
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    (iv) an independent audit of the Center’s finances and operations, and of the implementation of the goals established by the Board.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(g)(1)(C)
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    (C) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include a statement from the Board containing—
    (i) a clear description of the plans and priorities of the Board for the subsequent year for activities of the Center; and
    (ii) an estimate of the funds that will be expended by the Center for such year.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(g)(1)(C)(i)
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    (i) a clear description of the plans and priorities of the Board for the subsequent year for activities of the Center; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(i)(2)
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    (2) The term “Board” means the Board of the Center appointed under subsection (d)(1).

Citations to §9501(5)

  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(4)(A)(ii)
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    (ii) Individuals who are knowledgeable about the educational needs of the United States, who may include school-based professional educators, parents (including parents with experience in promoting parental involvement in education), Chief State School Officers, State postsecondary education executives, presidents of institutions of higher education, local educational agency superintendents, early childhood experts, special education experts, principals, members of State or local boards of education or Bureau-funded school boards, and individuals from business and industry with experience in promoting private sector involvement in education.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9543(a)(1)(H)(iii)
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    (iii) the type of weapons used in incidents, as classified in the Uniform Crime Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(1)
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    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(h)(1)(B)
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    (B) allocate the regional educational laboratory’s resources to and within each State in a manner which reflects the need for assistance, taking into account such factors as the proportion of economically disadvantaged students, the increased cost burden of service delivery in areas of sparse populations, and any special initiatives being undertaken by State, intermediate, local educational agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate, which may require special assistance from the laboratory.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9573(d)(1)(A)
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    (A) No Federal department, bureau, agency, officer, or employee and no recipient of a Federal grant, contract, or cooperative agreement may, for any reason, require the Director, any Commissioner of a National Education Center, or any other employee of the Institute to disclose individually identifiable information that has been collected or retained under this subchapter.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9584(b)
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    (b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 9564 of this title $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. Of the amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence for a fiscal year, the Director shall obligate not less than 25 percent to carry out such purpose with respect to rural areas (including schools funded by the Bureau which are located in rural areas).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(d)
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    (d) Each comprehensive center established under this section shall allocate such center’s resources to and within each State in a manner which reflects the need for assistance, taking into account such factors as the proportion of economically disadvantaged students, the increased cost burden of service delivery in areas of sparse populations, and any special initiatives being undertaken by State, intermediate, local educational agencies, or Bureau-funded schools, as appropriate, which may require special assistance from the center.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(g)(2)
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    (2) The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into an agreement, including such terms as are mutually satisfactory, to include in the National Assessment schools for Indian children operated or supported by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Citations to §9501(6)

Citations to §9501(7)

Citations to §9501(8)

  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(1)
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    (1) conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(3)
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    (3) promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(5)
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    (5) promote the coordination, development, and dissemination of scientifically valid research in education within the Department and the Federal Government; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(6)
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    (6) promote the use and application of research and development to improve practice in the classroom.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(f)(2)
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    (2) To ensure the methodology applied in conducting research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis is consistent with the standards for such activities under this subchapter.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(f)(9)
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    (9) To coordinate with the Secretary to promote and provide for the coordination of research and development activities and technical assistance activities between the Institute and comprehensive centers.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(g)
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    (g) The Director may establish technical and scientific peer-review groups and scientific program advisory committees for research and evaluations that the Director determines are necessary to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. The Director shall appoint such personnel, except that officers and employees of the United States shall comprise no more than ¼ of the members of any such group or committee and shall not receive additional compensation for their service as members of such a group or committee. The Director shall ensure that reviewers are highly qualified and capable to appraise education research and development projects. Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to a peer-review group or an advisory committee established under this subsection.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9515(a)
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    (a) The Director shall propose to the Board priorities for the Institute (taking into consideration long-term research and development on core issues conducted through the national research and development centers). The Director shall identify topics that may require long-term research and topics that are focused on understanding and solving particular education problems and issues, including those associated with the goals and requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), such as—
    (1) closing the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing children, especially achievement gaps between minority and nonminority children and between disadvantaged children and such children’s more advantaged peers; and
    (2) ensuring—
    (A) that all children have the ability to obtain a high-quality education (from early childhood through postsecondary education) and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments, particularly in mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;
    (B) access to, and opportunities for, postsecondary education; and
    (C) the efficacy, impact on academic achievement, and cost-effectiveness of technology use within the Nation’s schools.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(b)(7)
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    (7) To review and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute, to ensure that scientifically valid research, development, evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with the standards for such activities under this subchapter.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(3)(C)
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    (C) The Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(c)(4)(A)
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    (A) Members appointed under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluations, or development, and shall include the following individuals:
    (i) Not fewer than 8 researchers in the field of statistics, evaluation, social sciences, or physical and biological sciences, which may include those researchers recommended by the National Academy of Sciences.
    (ii) Individuals who are knowledgeable about the educational needs of the United States, who may include school-based professional educators, parents (including parents with experience in promoting parental involvement in education), Chief State School Officers, State postsecondary education executives, presidents of institutions of higher education, local educational agency superintendents, early childhood experts, special education experts, principals, members of State or local boards of education or Bureau-funded school boards, and individuals from business and industry with experience in promoting private sector involvement in education.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(d)(2)(A)
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    (A) experts and scientists in research, statistics, evaluation, or development who are recognized in their discipline as highly qualified to represent such discipline and who are not members of the Board, but who may have been recommended by the Commissioner of the appropriate National Education Center and approved by the Board;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9518
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    The Institute may carry out research projects of common interest with entities such as the National Science Foundation and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through agreements with such entities that are in accordance with section 1231 of this title.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9533(a)(1)
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    (1) maintain published peer-review standards and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development carried out under the auspices of the Research Center in accordance with this part;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9533(c)(2)(C)
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    (C) Early childhood development and education.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9534(a)(2)
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    (2) develop such other standards as may be necessary to govern the conduct and evaluation of all research, development, and wide dissemination activities carried out by the Research Center to assure that such activities meet the highest standards of professional excellence;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9534(a)(3)
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    (3) review the procedures utilized by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other Federal departments or agencies engaged in research and development, and actively solicit recommendations from research organizations and members of the general public in the development of the standards described in paragraph (2); and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9543(a)(1)(F)(i)
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    (i) data on in-service professional development, including a comparison of courses taken in the core academic areas of reading, mathematics, and science with courses in noncore academic areas, including technology courses; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9543(a)(4)
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    (4) assisting public and private educational agencies, organizations, and institutions in improving and automating statistical and data collection activities, which may include assisting State educational agencies and local educational agencies with the disaggregation of data and with the development of longitudinal student data systems;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(2)(E)
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    (E) those topics covered by the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses (established under section 941(f) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f)) (as such provision was in effect on the day before November 5, 2002);
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(4)
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    (4) support the regional educational laboratories in conducting applied research, the development and dissemination of educational research, products and processes, the provision of technical assistance, and other activities to serve the educational needs of such laboratories’ regions;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(b)(1)
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    (1) ensure that information disseminated under this section is provided in a cost-effective, nonduplicative manner that includes the most current research findings, which may include through the continuation of individual clearinghouses authorized under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (title IX of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; 20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002);
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(c)
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    (c) The Director shall continue awards for the support of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses and contracts for regional educational laboratories (established under subsections (f) and (h) of section 941 of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f) and (h)) (as such awards were in effect on the day before November 5, 2002)) for the duration of those awards, in accordance with the terms and agreements of such awards.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(d)(2)(B)(ii)
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    (ii) developed by the Department, other Federal agencies, or entities (including entities supported under subchapter II of this chapter and the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses (established under section 941(f) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f)) (as such provision was in effect on the day before November 5, 2002))).1
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(b)
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    (b) The regions served by the regional educational laboratories shall be the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before November 5, 2002).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(c)
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    (c) The Director may enter into contracts under this section with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this section, including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(3)(B)
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    (B) seek input from the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents regarding the need for applied research, wide dissemination, training, technical assistance, and development activities authorized by this subchapter in the regions to be served by the regional educational laboratories and how those educational needs could be addressed most effectively.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)
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    (f) Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall support applied research, development, wide dissemination, and technical assistance activities by—
    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
    (2) developing and widely disseminating, including through Internet-based means, scientifically valid research, information, reports, and publications that are usable for improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps, and encouraging and sustaining school improvement, to—
    (A) schools, districts, institutions of higher education, educators (including early childhood educators and librarians), parents, policymakers, and other constituencies, as appropriate, within the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located; and
    (B) the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance;
    (3) developing a plan for identifying and serving the needs of the region by conducting a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teachers, administrators, parents, local educational agencies, librarians, and State educational agencies within the region;
    (4) in the event such quality applied research does not exist as determined by the regional educational laboratory or the Department, carrying out applied research projects that are designed to serve the particular educational needs (in prekindergarten through grade 16) of the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located, that reflect findings from scientifically valid research, and that result in user-friendly, replicable school-based classroom applications geared toward promoting increased student achievement, including using applied research to assist in solving site-specific problems and assisting in development activities (including high-quality and on-going professional development and effective parental involvement strategies);
    (5) supporting and serving the educational development activities and needs of the region by providing educational applied research in usable forms to promote school-improvement, academic achievement, and the closing of achievement gaps and contributing to the current base of education knowledge by addressing enduring problems in elementary and secondary education and access to postsecondary education;
    (6) collaborating and coordinating services with other technical assistance providers funded by the Department of Education;
    (7) assisting in gathering information on school finance systems to promote improved access to educational opportunities and to better serve all public school students;
    (8) assisting in gathering information on alternative administrative structures that are more conducive to planning, implementing, and sustaining school reform and improved academic achievement;
    (9) bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in low-performing or high poverty schools; and
    (10) developing innovative approaches to the application of technology in education that are unlikely to originate from within the private sector, but which could result in the development of new forms of education software, education content, and technology-enabled pedagogy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(1)(B)(iv)
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    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(4)
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    (4) in the event such quality applied research does not exist as determined by the regional educational laboratory or the Department, carrying out applied research projects that are designed to serve the particular educational needs (in prekindergarten through grade 16) of the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located, that reflect findings from scientifically valid research, and that result in user-friendly, replicable school-based classroom applications geared toward promoting increased student achievement, including using applied research to assist in solving site-specific problems and assisting in development activities (including high-quality and on-going professional development and effective parental involvement strategies);
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(5)
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    (5) supporting and serving the educational development activities and needs of the region by providing educational applied research in usable forms to promote school-improvement, academic achievement, and the closing of achievement gaps and contributing to the current base of education knowledge by addressing enduring problems in elementary and secondary education and access to postsecondary education;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(10)
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    (10) developing innovative approaches to the application of technology in education that are unlikely to originate from within the private sector, but which could result in the development of new forms of education software, education content, and technology-enabled pedagogy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(i)(3)
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    (3) create a strategic plan for the development of activities undertaken by the laboratories to reduce redundancy and increase collaboration and resource-sharing in such activities; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9567b(a)(5)
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    (5) improve the alignment, compatibility, and development of valid and reliable assessments, including alternate assessments, as required by section 6311(b) of this title;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9567b(a)(12)
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    (12) examine and incorporate universal design concepts in the development of standards, assessments, curricula, and instructional methods to improve educational and transitional results for children with disabilities;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9567b(b)(2)
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    (2) are carried out in accordance with the standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development established by the National Center for Education Research; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(a)(1)
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    (1) Subject to paragraph (2), beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Secretary is authorized to award not less than 20 grants to local entities, or consortia of such entities, with demonstrated expertise in providing technical assistance and professional development in reading, mathematics, science, and technology, especially to low-performing schools and districts, to establish comprehensive centers.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(a)(2)(A)
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    (A) shall ensure that not less than 1 comprehensive center is established in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before November 5, 2002); and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(b)(1)
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    (1) Grants under this section may be made with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in subsection (f), including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(f)(1)(A)
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    (A) providing training, professional development, and technical assistance regarding, at a minimum—
    (i) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (ii) the use of scientifically valid teaching methods and assessment tools for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (I) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;
    (II) English language acquisition; and
    (III) education technology; and
    (iii) the facilitation of communication between education experts, school officials, teachers, parents, and librarians, as appropriate; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9604
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    The Secretary shall continue awards for the support of the Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia established under part M of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such part existed on the day before November 5, 2002), the Regional Technology in Education Consortia under section 3141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such section existed on the day before January 8, 2002), and the Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers established under part K of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such part existed on the day before November 5, 2002), in accordance with the terms of such awards, until the comprehensive centers authorized under section 9602 of this title are established.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9607(e)(1)
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    (1) identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide, longitudinal data systems;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(e)(4)
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    (4) The Assessment Board shall provide for a review of any trial student achievement levels under development by representatives of State educational agencies or the chief State school officer in a manner consistent with subsection (c), except the review described in paragraph (2)(C) of such subsection shall take place in consultation with the representatives described in this paragraph.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(b)
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    (b) The purpose of the Center shall be to support a comprehensive research and development program to harness the increasing capacity of advanced information and digital technologies to improve all levels of learning and education, formal and informal, in order to provide Americans with the knowledge and skills needed to compete in the global economy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(1)(B)(i)
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    (i) precompetitive research, development, and demonstrations;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9631(f)(2)(B)(i)
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    (i) The research and development properties and materials associated with any project funded by a grant or contract under this section shall be freely and nonexclusively available to the general public in a timely manner, consistent with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Education.

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  • 20 U.S.C. § 9511(b)(2)
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    (2) In carrying out the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall compile statistics, develop products, and conduct research, evaluations, and wide dissemination activities in areas of demonstrated national need (including in technology areas) that are supported by Federal funds appropriated to the Institute and ensure that such activities—
    (A) conform to high standards of quality, integrity, and accuracy; and
    (B) are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(1)
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    (1) conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9512(5)
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    (5) promote the coordination, development, and dissemination of scientifically valid research in education within the Department and the Federal Government; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(f)(11)
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    (11) To coordinate the wide dissemination of information on scientifically valid research.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9516(b)(9)
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    (9) To solicit advice and information from those in the educational field, particularly practitioners and researchers, to recommend to the Director topics that require long-term, sustained, systematic, programmatic, and integrated research efforts, including knowledge utilization and wide dissemination of research, consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9534(a)(2)
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    (2) develop such other standards as may be necessary to govern the conduct and evaluation of all research, development, and wide dissemination activities carried out by the Research Center to assure that such activities meet the highest standards of professional excellence;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9561(b)(3)
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    (3) to support synthesis and wide dissemination of results of evaluation, research, and products developed; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(2)(E)
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    (E) those topics covered by the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses (established under section 941(f) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f)) (as such provision was in effect on the day before November 5, 2002);
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(4)
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    (4) support the regional educational laboratories in conducting applied research, the development and dissemination of educational research, products and processes, the provision of technical assistance, and other activities to serve the educational needs of such laboratories’ regions;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(b)(1)
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    (1) ensure that information disseminated under this section is provided in a cost-effective, nonduplicative manner that includes the most current research findings, which may include through the continuation of individual clearinghouses authorized under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (title IX of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; 20 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.) (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002);
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(c)
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    (c) The Director shall continue awards for the support of the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses and contracts for regional educational laboratories (established under subsections (f) and (h) of section 941 of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f) and (h)) (as such awards were in effect on the day before November 5, 2002)) for the duration of those awards, in accordance with the terms and agreements of such awards.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(d)(2)(B)(ii)
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    (ii) developed by the Department, other Federal agencies, or entities (including entities supported under subchapter II of this chapter and the Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouses (established under section 941(f) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6041(f)) (as such provision was in effect on the day before November 5, 2002))).1
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(b)
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    (b) The regions served by the regional educational laboratories shall be the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before November 5, 2002).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(c)
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    (c) The Director may enter into contracts under this section with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this section, including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(3)(B)
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    (B) seek input from the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents regarding the need for applied research, wide dissemination, training, technical assistance, and development activities authorized by this subchapter in the regions to be served by the regional educational laboratories and how those educational needs could be addressed most effectively.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)
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    (f) Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall support applied research, development, wide dissemination, and technical assistance activities by—
    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
    (2) developing and widely disseminating, including through Internet-based means, scientifically valid research, information, reports, and publications that are usable for improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps, and encouraging and sustaining school improvement, to—
    (A) schools, districts, institutions of higher education, educators (including early childhood educators and librarians), parents, policymakers, and other constituencies, as appropriate, within the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located; and
    (B) the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance;
    (3) developing a plan for identifying and serving the needs of the region by conducting a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teachers, administrators, parents, local educational agencies, librarians, and State educational agencies within the region;
    (4) in the event such quality applied research does not exist as determined by the regional educational laboratory or the Department, carrying out applied research projects that are designed to serve the particular educational needs (in prekindergarten through grade 16) of the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located, that reflect findings from scientifically valid research, and that result in user-friendly, replicable school-based classroom applications geared toward promoting increased student achievement, including using applied research to assist in solving site-specific problems and assisting in development activities (including high-quality and on-going professional development and effective parental involvement strategies);
    (5) supporting and serving the educational development activities and needs of the region by providing educational applied research in usable forms to promote school-improvement, academic achievement, and the closing of achievement gaps and contributing to the current base of education knowledge by addressing enduring problems in elementary and secondary education and access to postsecondary education;
    (6) collaborating and coordinating services with other technical assistance providers funded by the Department of Education;
    (7) assisting in gathering information on school finance systems to promote improved access to educational opportunities and to better serve all public school students;
    (8) assisting in gathering information on alternative administrative structures that are more conducive to planning, implementing, and sustaining school reform and improved academic achievement;
    (9) bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in low-performing or high poverty schools; and
    (10) developing innovative approaches to the application of technology in education that are unlikely to originate from within the private sector, but which could result in the development of new forms of education software, education content, and technology-enabled pedagogy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(g)(5)
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    (5) Identify successful educational programs that have either been developed by such laboratory in carrying out such laboratory’s functions or that have been developed or used by others within the region served by the laboratory and make such information available to the Secretary and the network of regional educational laboratories so that such programs may be considered for inclusion in the national education dissemination system.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9573(a)
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    (a) All collection, maintenance, use, and wide dissemination of data by the Institute, including each office, board, committee, and center of the Institute, shall conform with the requirements of section 552a of title 5, the confidentiality standards of subsection (c) of this section, and sections 1232g and 1232h of this title.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(a)(2)(A)
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    (A) shall ensure that not less than 1 comprehensive center is established in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under section 941(h) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such provision existed on the day before November 5, 2002); and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(b)(1)
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    (1) Grants under this section may be made with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in subsection (f), including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(f)(1)
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    (1) A comprehensive center established under this section shall support dissemination and technical assistance activities by—
    (A) providing training, professional development, and technical assistance regarding, at a minimum—
    (i) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (ii) the use of scientifically valid teaching methods and assessment tools for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (I) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;
    (II) English language acquisition; and
    (III) education technology; and
    (iii) the facilitation of communication between education experts, school officials, teachers, parents, and librarians, as appropriate; and
    (B) disseminating and providing information, reports, and publications that are usable for improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps,,1 and particularly assisting those schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement and targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6311(d)],,1 to schools, educators, parents, and policymakers within the region in which the center is located; and
    (C) developing teacher and school leader inservice and preservice training models that illustrate best practices in the use of technology in different content areas.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9604
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    The Secretary shall continue awards for the support of the Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia established under part M of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such part existed on the day before November 5, 2002), the Regional Technology in Education Consortia under section 3141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such section existed on the day before January 8, 2002), and the Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers established under part K of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such part existed on the day before November 5, 2002), in accordance with the terms of such awards, until the comprehensive centers authorized under section 9602 of this title are established.

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  • 20 U.S.C. § 9579
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    In order to strengthen the national capacity to carry out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related to education, the Director shall establish and maintain research, evaluation, and statistics fellowships in institutions of higher education (which may include the establishment of such fellowships in historically Black colleges and universities and other institutions of higher education with large numbers of minority students) that support graduate and postdoctoral study onsite at the Institute or at the institution of higher education. In establishing the fellowships, the Director shall ensure that women and minorities are actively recruited for participation.

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  • 20 U.S.C. § 9514(f)(9)
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    (9) To coordinate with the Secretary to promote and provide for the coordination of research and development activities and technical assistance activities between the Institute and comprehensive centers.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9544(a)
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    (a) In carrying out the duties under this part, the Statistics Commissioner,1 may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9544(b)(4)(A)
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    (A) provide technical assistance to the Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9561(b)(1)
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    (1) to provide technical assistance;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9561(c)
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    (c) In carrying out the duties under this part, the Director may award grants, enter into contracts and cooperative agreements, and provide technical assistance.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(3)
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    (3) make such information accessible in a user-friendly, timely, and efficient manner (including through use of a searchable Internet-based online database that shall include all topics covered in paragraph (2)(E)) to schools, institutions of higher education, educators (including early childhood educators), parents, administrators, policymakers, researchers, public and private entities (including providers of early childhood services), entities responsible for carrying out technical assistance through the Department, and the general public;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(a)(4)
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    (4) support the regional educational laboratories in conducting applied research, the development and dissemination of educational research, products and processes, the provision of technical assistance, and other activities to serve the educational needs of such laboratories’ regions;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9562(b)(4)
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    (4) respond, as appropriate, to inquiries from schools, educators, parents, administrators, policymakers, researchers, public and private entities, and entities responsible for carrying out technical assistance.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(2)(D)
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    (D) ensure that each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section coordinates such laboratory’s activities with the activities of each other regional technical assistance provider.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(3)(A)
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    (A) actively encourage eligible entities to compete for such awards by making information and technical assistance relating to the competition widely available; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(e)(3)(B)
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    (B) seek input from the chief executive officers of States, chief State school officers, educators, and parents regarding the need for applied research, wide dissemination, training, technical assistance, and development activities authorized by this subchapter in the regions to be served by the regional educational laboratories and how those educational needs could be addressed most effectively.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)
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    (f) Each regional educational laboratory awarded a contract under this section shall support applied research, development, wide dissemination, and technical assistance activities by—
    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
    (2) developing and widely disseminating, including through Internet-based means, scientifically valid research, information, reports, and publications that are usable for improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps, and encouraging and sustaining school improvement, to—
    (A) schools, districts, institutions of higher education, educators (including early childhood educators and librarians), parents, policymakers, and other constituencies, as appropriate, within the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located; and
    (B) the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance;
    (3) developing a plan for identifying and serving the needs of the region by conducting a continuing survey of the educational needs, strengths, and weaknesses within the region, including a process of open hearings to solicit the views of schools, teachers, administrators, parents, local educational agencies, librarians, and State educational agencies within the region;
    (4) in the event such quality applied research does not exist as determined by the regional educational laboratory or the Department, carrying out applied research projects that are designed to serve the particular educational needs (in prekindergarten through grade 16) of the region in which the regional educational laboratory is located, that reflect findings from scientifically valid research, and that result in user-friendly, replicable school-based classroom applications geared toward promoting increased student achievement, including using applied research to assist in solving site-specific problems and assisting in development activities (including high-quality and on-going professional development and effective parental involvement strategies);
    (5) supporting and serving the educational development activities and needs of the region by providing educational applied research in usable forms to promote school-improvement, academic achievement, and the closing of achievement gaps and contributing to the current base of education knowledge by addressing enduring problems in elementary and secondary education and access to postsecondary education;
    (6) collaborating and coordinating services with other technical assistance providers funded by the Department of Education;
    (7) assisting in gathering information on school finance systems to promote improved access to educational opportunities and to better serve all public school students;
    (8) assisting in gathering information on alternative administrative structures that are more conducive to planning, implementing, and sustaining school reform and improved academic achievement;
    (9) bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in low-performing or high poverty schools; and
    (10) developing innovative approaches to the application of technology in education that are unlikely to originate from within the private sector, but which could result in the development of new forms of education software, education content, and technology-enabled pedagogy.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(1)
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    (1) providing training (which may include supporting internships and fellowships and providing stipends) and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, school boards, schools funded by the Bureau as appropriate, and State boards of education regarding, at a minimum—
    (A) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (B) scientifically valid research in education on teaching methods, assessment tools, and high quality, challenging curriculum frameworks for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (i) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading;
    (ii) English language acquisition;
    (iii) education technology; and
    (iv) the replication and adaption of exemplary and promising practices and new educational methods, including professional development strategies and the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning; and
    (C) the facilitation of communication between educational experts, school officials, and teachers, parents, and librarians, to enable such individuals to assist schools to develop a plan to meet the State education goals;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9564(f)(6)
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    (6) collaborating and coordinating services with other technical assistance providers funded by the Department of Education;
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(a)(1)
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    (1) Subject to paragraph (2), beginning in fiscal year 2004, the Secretary is authorized to award not less than 20 grants to local entities, or consortia of such entities, with demonstrated expertise in providing technical assistance and professional development in reading, mathematics, science, and technology, especially to low-performing schools and districts, to establish comprehensive centers.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(b)(2)
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    (2) In conducting competitions for grants under this section, the Secretary shall actively encourage potential applicants to compete for such awards by making widely available information and technical assistance relating to the competition.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(f)(1)
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    (1) A comprehensive center established under this section shall support dissemination and technical assistance activities by—
    (A) providing training, professional development, and technical assistance regarding, at a minimum—
    (i) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (ii) the use of scientifically valid teaching methods and assessment tools for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (I) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;
    (II) English language acquisition; and
    (III) education technology; and
    (iii) the facilitation of communication between education experts, school officials, teachers, parents, and librarians, as appropriate; and
    (B) disseminating and providing information, reports, and publications that are usable for improving academic achievement, closing achievement gaps,,1 and particularly assisting those schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement and targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6311(d)],,1 to schools, educators, parents, and policymakers within the region in which the center is located; and
    (C) developing teacher and school leader inservice and preservice training models that illustrate best practices in the use of technology in different content areas.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(f)(1)(A)
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    (A) providing training, professional development, and technical assistance regarding, at a minimum—
    (i) the administration and implementation of programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
    (ii) the use of scientifically valid teaching methods and assessment tools for use by teachers and administrators in, at a minimum—
    (I) the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;
    (II) English language acquisition; and
    (III) education technology; and
    (iii) the facilitation of communication between education experts, school officials, teachers, parents, and librarians, as appropriate; and
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9602(f)(2)
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    (2) Each comprehensive center established under this section shall coordinate its activities, collaborate, and regularly exchange information with the regional educational laboratory in the region in which the center is located, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, the Office of the Secretary, the State service agency, and other technical assistance providers in the region.
  • 20 U.S.C. § 9622(b)(6)
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    (6) In carrying out any assessment authorized under this section, the Commissioner for Education Statistics may provide technical assistance to States, localities, and other parties.