Institute of Education Sciences
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The Institute of Education Sciences, created as part of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
, is the primary research
arm of the United States Department of Education
. It is the successor to the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). The first director of IES was Grover Whitehurst
, appointed in November 2002. The current director of IES is John Q. Easton, appointed in June 2009.
IES is divided into four major research and statistics centers:
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 was an act passed by the Bush administration in November 2002. Among other motions, the act created the Institute of Education Sciences, a research arm of the United States Department of Education...
, is the primary research
Educational research
Educational research refers to a variety of methods, in which individuals evaluate different aspects of education including but not limited to: “student learning, teaching methods, teacher training, and classroom dynamics”....
arm of the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
. It is the successor to the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). The first director of IES was Grover Whitehurst
Grover Whitehurst
Grover Whitehurst is the former director of the Institute of Education Sciences , which is the research arm of the United States Department of Education...
, appointed in November 2002. The current director of IES is John Q. Easton, appointed in June 2009.
IES is divided into four major research and statistics centers:
- National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
(NCES) - conducts the National Assessment of Educational ProgressNational Assessment of Educational ProgressThe National Assessment of Educational Progress is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in core subjects. NAEP is a congressionally mandated project administered by the National Center for Education Statistics , within the ...
(known as The Nation's Report Card). - National Center for Education Research (NCER)
- National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) - operates the National Library of Education and the Education Resources Information CenterEducation Resources Information CenterERIC - the Education Resources Information Center - is an online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education...
(ERIC). - National Center for Special EducationSpecial Education in the United StatesSpecial education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in response to discriminatory treatment by public educational agencies against students with disabilities...
Research (NCSER)