- 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:
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) - conducts the National Assessment of Educational Progress (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 Center (ERIC).
- National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
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Agencies under the United States Department of Education Secretary of Education Office for Civil Rights · Institute of Education SciencesDeputy Secretary of Education Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools · Office of Innovation and Improvement · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services · Office of English Language Acquisition · Office of Elementary and Secondary EducationUnder Secretary of Education Office of Federal Student Aid · Office of Vocational and Adult Education · Office of Postsecondary Education · White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesPrograms Independent Organizations Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance · National Institute for Literacy · National Assessment Governing Board · National Board for Education Sciences · White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities · White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for HispanicsCategories:- United States Department of Education agencies
- Educational research
- Educational assessment and evaluation
- Government agencies established in 2002
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