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About the Institute of Education Sciences

Established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Institute of Education Sciences is the research arm of the Department of Education. Its mission is to expand knowledge and provide information on the condition of education, practices that improve academic achievement, and the effectiveness of Federal and other education programs. Its goal is the transformation of education into an evidence-based field in which decision makers routinely seek out the best available research and data before adopting programs or practices that will affect significant numbers of students.

Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst was appointed to a 6-year term as the first Director of the Institute in November 2002. The Office of the Director and three centers, the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Education Research, and the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, compose the Institute. Each of the centers is engaged in an ambitious series of activities. Click on the links above for more information about the centers' activities.

Take a look at the Education Science Reform Act of 2002 [156K] (requires a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Archive of information from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.