From the IES Director: A Year for Reflection and Continued Transformation
In anticipation of its 20th anniversary in 2022, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has planned A Year for Reflection and Continued Transformation to identify opportunities for growth and change in education research. IES Director Mark Schneider summarizes a few such activities:
- Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program: Due date February 25, 2021
- IES contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) to undertake three studies designed to be finished by the beginning of 2022
- An exploration of how the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) conduct business
- A study focusing on the future of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- A study focusing on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which, with an annual appropriation of over $160M, represents the single largest expenditure in the IES portfolio
Read the complete blog here: A Year for Reflection and Continued Transformation, by Mark Schneider, Director of IES, January 12, 2021.
