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91ɬÂþ seeks to foster sound policies and investments regarding education research, STEM education, and the protection of human subjects. An overview of 91ɬÂþ’s recent research policy advocacy actions are listed below:

2024

House and Senate Move Forward on FY 2025 Appropriations Process
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2024

91ɬÂþ and COPAFS Provide Comments on White House OSTP RFI on a Federal Evidence Agenda for Disability Equity
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2024

OSTP Issues RFI for Building Evidence Agenda for Disability Equity—Comments Due July 15
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2024

NSTC Releases Three Reports on Reducing Barriers to STEM Participation
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2024

White House OSTP Releases Blueprint for the Use of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Evidence-based Policymaking
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2024

As Congress Begins Work on FY 2025 Appropriations, 91ɬÂþ Highlights Priorities for Funding for Education Research and Statistics
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2024

Kaye Husbands Fealing Appointed to Lead NSF SBE Directorate
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2024

Mark Schneider’s Term Ends as Director of IES; NCEE Commissioner Matthew Soldner Named Acting Director
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2024

Final FY 2024 Appropriations Include Significant Cut for NSF, Small Reductions for IES and NIH Under Spending Caps
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2024

President Biden Releases FY 2025 Budget Request in Tight Fiscal Climate
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2024

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments on Proposed Updates to Department of Education EDGAR Regulations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2024

91ɬÂþ Provides Comments to NSF on Public Access Plan 2.0
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2024

NBES Meeting Includes Conversation with Friends of IES, Discussion of Executive Director Appointment
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2024

Longtime U.S. Statistician Katherine Wallman Dies
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2024

91ɬÂþ Fellow Okhee Lee Appointed to NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2024

2023

91ɬÂþ and ASA Lead Effort to Retain Stature and Strengthen NCES Protections as Statistical Agency
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2023

91ɬÂþ Joins Letters on Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, NEED Act Reintroduction
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2023

Senate HELP Committee Advances ESRA Reauthorization Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2023

National Board for Education Sciences Meeting Focuses on NASEM Reports, ESRA Reauthorization
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2023

91ɬÂþ Fellow Guillermo Solano-Flores Appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board
91ɬÂþ Highlghts, October 2023

91ɬÂþ Comments on Proposed Rule on the Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2023

91ɬÂþ Past President Carol Lee Elected Chair of NBES
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2023

NCES Launches Equity in Education Dashboard
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2023

NAGB Accepting Nominations Through October 31 for Six Appointed Positions
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2023

91ɬÂþ Member Nathan Jones Named New Commissioner of NCSER
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2023

NBES to Hold Open Meeting on September 11
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2023

Biden Appoints Education Researcher C. Kirabo Jackson to Council of Economic Advisers
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2023

91ɬÂþ Joins Multisociety Statement on Harvard-UNC Supreme Court Ruling
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2023

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments to Inform Roadmap for National Science Foundation’s TIP Directorate
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2023

New ERIC Data Provide Insight Into Access and Use of Publicly Available 91ɬÂþ Publications
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2023

FY 2024 Appropriations Process Moves Forward
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2023

NIH Prohibits Use of Generative AI in Peer Review Process
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2023

NSF Releases Public Access Plan 2.0 on Ensuring Access to Federally Funded Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2023

IES Issues Guide for Researchers Conducting Implementation Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2023

Debt Ceiling Deal Includes Caps on Spending for FY 2024 and FY 2025
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2023

91ɬÂþ Members Honored with High-Profile NSF and NSB Awards​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2023

91ɬÂþ Provides Comments to Senate HELP Committee on ESRA Reauthorization
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2023

FY 2024 Budget Request Proposes Increased Investment for Education Research and Statistics
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2023

91ɬÂþ Provides Comments on Priorities for NCER Research and Development Centers​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2023

91ɬÂþ Members Sonia Cabell, Sandra Chafouleas, and Jeremy Stoddard Commemorate IES 20th Anniversary
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2023

IES Seeking Input on NCER National Research and Development Centers – Comments Due March 6
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2023

National Science Board Meeting Features K-12 STEM Teacher Panel and Update from STEM Education Working Group
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2023

National Academies Release Report on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2023

118th Congress Kicks Off, with Committee Assignments Bringing New Faces to Education Research Policy and Funding
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2023

91ɬÂþ Past President Deborah Ball Among Announced Appointees to National Science Board
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2023

91ɬÂþ Members Danielle McNamara and Michael Gottfried Commemorate IES 20th Anniversary
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Releases Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2023

2022

White House Hosts Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence, Launches STEMM Opportunity Alliance​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2022

NSF SBE Advisory Committee Convenes for Fall 2022 Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2022

FY 2023 Omnibus Bill Includes Boosts for Education Research and Statistics
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2022

IES Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Invites Others to Join in Highlighting Accomplishments and Future Directions
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2022

NSF EDU Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting with New Assistant Director and New Name
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2022

Midterm Elections Set Stage for Changes on Key Committees for 118th Congress
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2022

Nominations for National Assessment Governing Board Due October 31
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2022

White House OSTP Issues Updated Guidance on Open Access to Federally Funded Research and Data
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2022

National Academies Symposium Amplifies Recommendations for the Future of Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2022

Senate Appropriations Democrats Release FY 2023 Bills with Proposed Increases for Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2022

CHIPS and Science Act, Reauthorizing NSF, Signed into Law
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2022

New Essential Education Discoveries Act Introduced in House
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2022

Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on the Nomination of Arati Prabhakar as OSTP Director
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2022

Slimmed-Down Competitiveness Bill Introduced with NSF Reauthorization Language
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2022

91ɬÂþ Responds to IES RFI on Large-Scale Data
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2022

Biden Issues Executive Order to Advance Equity for LGBTQI+ Individuals​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2022

Appointments Announced for Key Science Leadership Agency Positions
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2022

FY 2023 Appropriations Process Kicks Off with House Markups
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2022

91ɬÂþ Weighs in on FY 2023 Funding Priorities for Education Research and Statistics
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2022

Equitable Data Working Group Releases Report and Recommendations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2022

Karin Orvis Appointed U.S. Chief Statistician
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2022

NSF EHR Advisory Committee Discusses Organizational Transformation, Racial Equity in Spring Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2022

White House OSTP Hosts Summit on Evidence in Action
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2022

National Academies Report on NCES Recommends Strategic Plan, Collaborations to Ensure NCES Independence and Relevance
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2022

National Academies Release Report on the Future of Education Research at IES91ɬÂþ Joins Scientific Community in Urging for Support for Ukrainian Researchers and Families
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2022

91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2022

Final FY 2022 Appropriations Include Increases for Education Research, Address Important Policy Issues
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2022

National Academies Release Report on the Pragmatic Future for NAEP
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2022

President Biden Releases FY 2023 Budget Request
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2022

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments on Proposed Revisions to 2021-22 CRDC
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2022

OSTP Leadership Transition as Eric Lander Resigns—Alondra Nelson Takes on OSTP Director Responsibilities, Collins Named Acting Science Advisor
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2022

Rayvon Fouché Named to Lead NSF’s Social and Economic Sciences Division
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2022

IES and White House Initiative Hold Briefing on Supporting Black Students Across the Education Sciences
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2022

House Advances Comprehensive America COMPETES Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2022

FY 2022 Appropriations Discussions Continue with Continuing Resolution Advanced Through March 11
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2022

NASEM Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Announces Carlotta M. Arthur as New Executive Director
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2022

IES Seeks Information on Interventions in Middle School Science and Elementary Math for Students with Disabilities
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2022

National Science Board Releases 2022 Science and Engineering Indicators
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2022

White House OSTP Releases Report from Scientific Integrity Task Force
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2022

House Leadership Unveils America COMPETES Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2022

2021

Legislation to Boost Investment in Science Agencies Advances on Capitol Hill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2021

National Science Board Examines “Uneven” Geography of K–12 STEM Education
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2021

NSF SBE Advisory Committee Holds Fall Meeting and Discusses Updates on America’s Data Hub Consortium
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2021

Education Department Office for Civil Rights Solicits Public Input on Proposed Revisions to Civil Rights Data Collection for 2021-22 School Year
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2021

NSF EHR Advisory Committee Holds Fall 2021 Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2021

Friends of IES Briefing Features IES Research Supporting Academic Outcomes and Mental Health
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2021

Bill Riley to Retire as Director of NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2021 

91ɬÂþ Member Scott Marion Among Appointees to National Assessment Governing Board
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2021 

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining FY 2022 Bills
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2021

House Build Back Better Act Includes Funding for R&D Infrastructure
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2021

White House Issues R&D Priorities for FY 2023
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2021

Appointments Made to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2021

President Biden Appoints Peggy Carr to Serve as NCES Commissioner
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2021

Karen Marrongelle Named as Chief Operating Officer of NSF
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2021

91ɬÂþ Provides Comments on Department of Education RFI on Nondiscriminatory School Discipline
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2021          

91ɬÂþ Provides Comments on OSTP Request on Strengthening Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2021

U.S. Department of Education Announces 2021–22 Civil Rights Data Collection​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2021

91ɬÂþ Provides Comment on OMB RFI on Advancing Equity through Government
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2021

National Academies Hold Additional Public Meetings on IES Research Programs and NCES
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2021

House and Senate Advance NSF Reauthorization Legislation on Bipartisan Votes​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2021

FY 2022 Appropriations Process Kicks Off with House Markups
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2021


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91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2021

Office for Civil Rights Calls for Comments on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2021​

Full Budget Request from President Biden Proposes Significant Boosts for Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2021​

NSF EHR Advisory Committee Considers Racial Equity in STEM, Renaming of Directorate
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2021​


91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2021​

NASEM Committees Begin Consideration of Future Vision for IES Programs
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2021​

NSF Proposals Move Forward in House and Senate​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2021​

NSF SBE Advisory Committee Highlights National Secure Data Service, Directorate Updates 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2021​

National Academies to Hold Virtual Events in June Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on K-12 Teaching and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the STEMM Workforce
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2021​

Overview of FY 2022 Budget Request for Education Research and Statistics in Federal Agencies

President Biden Releases FY 2022 “Skinny” Budget Request with Large Increases for Education Department, NSF, NIH
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2021​

American Jobs Plan Proposes Significant Investment in Federal Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2021​

National Academies to Conduct Three Studies on IES
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2021​

With FY 2022 Appropriations Process about to Get Underway, 91ɬÂþ Urges Boosts to Research Funding
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2021​

American Rescue Plan Act Includes Emergency Funding to IES and NSF for COVID-19 Response
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2021​

House Science Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan NSF Reauthorization Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2021​

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments to Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2021​

91ɬÂþ Offers Comments to Inform 2022–26 NSF Strategic Plan
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2021​

Education Department to Collect Data on In-Person Instruction in 2021 NAEP School Survey
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2021​

House Moves Forward on Budget Reconciliation COVID-19 Package with Funding for Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2021​

91ɬÂþ Speaks Out on Mob Attack on Capitol91ɬÂþ Joins ASA, COPAFS, and Others to Urge Bolstering of Federal Statistical Agencies
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2021​

91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2021​

Learning Recovery Act Introduced in the House
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2021​

Biden Issues Executive Order on Reopening Schools, Calls for Data and Evidence-Based Guidance
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2021​

Biden Announces Nominations for Department of Education, OSTP as Term Begins
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2021​

117th Congress Convenes with Changes in Committee Leadership and Membership
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2021​

2020

Trump Appointments to NBES Raise Serious Concerns on Appropriate Expertise on Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2020​

Congress Clears FY 2021 Funding and COVID-19 Relief Package, Trump Expected to Sign
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2020​

National Science Board December Meeting Focuses on COVID-19 Impact and Equity in STEM
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2020​

NSF SBE Advisory Committee Holds Winter Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2020​

2020 Election Brings Change to White House and Congress; 91ɬÂþ Past President Linda Darling-Hammond to Lead Education Transition Team
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2020​

Senate Appropriations Committee Releases FY 2021 Bills
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2020​

NSF EHR Advisory Committee Considers Racial Equity in STEM Education, Future of NSF at Fall Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2020​

91ɬÂþ, AAAS, and Key Researchers  Call on OMB to Require NSF to Include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures in Surveys
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2020​

91ɬÂþ Responds to Call for Information on Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2020​

91ɬÂþ Executive Director Urges Withdrawal of ICE Proposed Rule on International Student Visas​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2020​

91ɬÂþ Joins Letter Urging Administration to Rescind Series of Actions Limiting Diversity Training in Federal Agencies
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2020​

91ɬÂþ Joins Comment on Federal Student Aid Draft 2020-24 Strategic Plan
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2020​

91ɬÂþ Joins Letter Supporting Call for NASEM Study on Systemic Racism in Academia
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2020​
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Congress Examines Funding Needs for Research Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2020​

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments on 2020-21 CRDC Revisions and Schedule Adjustment​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2020​

NAGB Advances Resolution Urging NCES to Continue Plans for 2021 Mandated NAEP Assessments​
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2020​

Negotiations Stall on Additional COVID-19 Emergency Funding Package
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2020​

91ɬÂþ President Testifies Before Congress on Covid-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University Campuses
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2020​

91ɬÂþ Executive Director Speaks Out Against ICE Guidance on International Students and University Online-Only Instruction
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2020​

91ɬÂþ Joins Scientific Community in Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Bypass CDC in Covid-19 Patient Data Collection and Analysis
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2020​

House FY 2021 Appropriations Bills Advance; Legislation Addresses NCES Staffing Needs
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2020​

Civil Rights Data Collection Delayed to 2020-21 School Year; Comments on Changes Due August 6
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2020​

Friends of IES Urge House and Senate Leaders to Include $200 Million in Emergency Funding for IES Research Recovery
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2020​

91ɬÂþ Endorses Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2020​

Senate Confirms Sethuraman Panchanathan as Next NSF Director
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2020​

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Suspending Certain Work Visas
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2020​

NSF SBE Advisory Committee Meeting Focuses on Covid-19 Response, CISE Collaboration
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2020​

Senate and House Committees Hold Hearings on Reopening Schools and Colleges Safely
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2020​

Draft 2025 NAEP Reading Assessment Framework Available for Public Comment—Deadline: July 23
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2020​

91ɬÂþ Submits Senate Testimony Calling for Support of Education Research Funding and Protection of the Data and Research Infrastructure 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2020​

91ɬÂþ Responds to OSTP Request on Public Access to Publications, Data, and Code from Federally-Funded Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2020

91ɬÂþ, Postsecondary Data Collaborative Applaud NCES Response on Covid-19
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2020

91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2020

91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2020

91ɬÂþ Signs On to Call to Higher Education Administrators Regarding Student Educational Progress During Covid-19
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2020

91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2020

91ɬÂþ Provides Appropriations Testimony with Emphasis on EHR and IES
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2020

91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2020

91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2020

91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2020

2019

91ɬÂþ Joins Scholarly Publishers on Letter to President Trump Regarding Potential Executive Order on Open Access Policy
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2019

91ɬÂþ Comments on Proposed Changes to the Civil Rights Data Collection
91ɬÂþ Highlights,  November 2019

91ɬÂþ to Comment on Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection, Urges Member Engagement
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2019

91ɬÂþ Convenes Education Research Leaders for 2019 Fall Policy Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights,  September 2019

Capitol Hill Briefing Examines Evidence for Improving School Safety
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2019

91ɬÂþ to Cosponsor June 12 Capitol Hill Briefing on Weapons and School Violence
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2019

91ɬÂþ Names Two Congressional Fellows for 2019–2020
91ɬÂþ Highlights,  May 2019

91ɬÂþ 2019 President Wells Scrutinizes School Testing Policies
91ɬÂþ Highlights,  May 2019

91ɬÂþ 2019 President Wells Scrutinizes School Testing Policies
91ɬÂþ Highlights,  April 2019

2018

 
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91ɬÂþ Speaks Out on the Trump Administration’s Proposed Elimination of the State Longitudinal Data System Program
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2018 

2017


Mark Schneider Nominated to Lead Institute of Education Sciences
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2017

Science Groups Respond to CDC "Evidence-based" Directive
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2017

House GOP Takes First Step in Rewriting Higher Education Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2017

Congress Acts on Tax Reform and FY 2018 Appropriations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2017

91ɬÂþ Calls on Congress to Preserve Graduate Student Tax Benefits
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2017

91ɬÂþ Joins Campaign to Urge Congress to Raise Spending Caps
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2017

House Advances Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policymaking Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2017

NSF SBE Advisory Committee, National Science Board Hold Meetings
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2017

91ɬÂþ Weighs In on IES Research Goals and Other Policy Issues
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2017

DeVos Appoints Six Members to NAGB and Makes Additional Nominations for Key Education Positions
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2017

Q&A: IES's Liz  Albro Discusses How IES Advances Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2017

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Releases Final Report
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2017

House Fails to Introduce Amendment to Slash IES Funding, Budget Deal Reached for Start of FY 2018
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2017

AAAS and AAU Hold Webinar on Scientific Storytelling
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2017

COPAFS Names New Executive Director
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2017

AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Examines the “Right to Science”
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2017

National Science Board Holds Summer Quarterly Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2017

Q&A: NSF’s Julio López-Ferrao Discusses Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scholars
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2017

91ɬÂþ Webcasts on Communicating Locally with Federal Policymakers Now Available
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2017

Flurry of Congressional Activity on FY 2018 Appropriations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2017

91ɬÂþ to Hold Two July Webinars on Communicating with Federal Policy Makers Locally
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2017

91ɬÂþ Names Four Congressional Fellows for 2017-18
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2017

House Panel Holds Hearing on Education Research and Student Data Privacy
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2017

National Academies Releases Report on the Value of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences to National Priorities
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2017

Congressional Committees Begin Work on FY 2018 Appropriations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2017

National Science Board Holds Spring Meeting and Honors 91ɬÂþ Member
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2017

91ɬÂþ Weighs in on Wide Range of Federal Science Policy Issues
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2017

91ɬÂþ Showcases Innovative STEM Research at Capitol Hill Exhibition
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2017

As One Budget Year Is Finalized, the Process for the Next One Begins
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2017

Congress Discusses the Bipartisan and Bicameral College Transparency Act of 2017
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2017

COSSA Holds 2017 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2017

91ɬÂþ Delegation Advocates for Education Research on Capitol Hill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2017

Trump Budget Blueprint Calls for 13-Percent Cut to Education Department
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2017

Congressional Committees Hold Hearing on National Science Foundation, STEM Education
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2017

Education Researchers Selected as Presidential Early Career Awardees
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2017

Senate Introduces Scientific Integrity Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2017

House Education Committee Kicks Off With Hearings on School Choice and Higher Education
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2017

Neild Steps Down at IES, Brock Named Interim Director
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2017

HELP Committee Sends DeVos Nomination for Education Secretary to Full Senate
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2017

Education Committees Take Shape for 115th Congress
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2017

2016


91ɬÂþ Submits Comments to Commission for Evidence-based Policymaking
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2016

Congress Passes American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2016

Congress Advances Short-Term Spending Bill before Adjourning
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2016

Election Implications Loom for Federal Education Leadership, Education Research Funding
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2016

National Board for Education Sciences and National Science Board Convene
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2016

Education Department Releases Guidance on Using Evidence in Education Decisions
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2016

Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Seeks Input on Data Use - Comments Due November 14
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2016

President Obama's Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Releases 2016 Annual Report
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2016

Education Research Community Letter Urges Congress to Support IES Funding - Sign-on Deadline October 3
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2016

91ɬÂþ Advocates for Education Researcher as Occupation in SOC
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2016

91ɬÂþ Consortium of Universities and Research Institutions Holds Fall Policy Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2016

NAGB Seeks Nominations for Four Positions, Names Six Other Appointees
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2016

IES Rolls Out New What Works Clearinghouse Website
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2016

National Academies Holds Seminars on Strengthening News Coverage of Social and Behavioral Science
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2016

National Science Board Holds Summer Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2016

NAEd Holds Workshop on Balancing "Big Data" Research Needs and Student Privacy
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2016

President Obama Fills Three Positions on National Board for Education Sciences
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2016

House Education Appropriations Bill Includes Proposed Cuts to IES -- 91ɬÂþ Presses for Restoration
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2016

Senate Committee Passes NSF Reauthorization Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2016

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Small Cuts to IES, Boost to NIH in LHHS Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2016

Education Department Accepting Comments on Draft ESSA Accountability Regulations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2016

NIH to Launch Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2016

NACHHD Council Meets
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2016

Senate and House Committees Approve NSF Spending Bills; Senate Expected to Consider NSF Reauthorization
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2016

Education Discussed at CEF Presidential Forum
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2016

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act Signed into Law
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2016

91ɬÂþ Holds Advocacy Day
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2016

91ɬÂþ Features Innovative Research at Capitol Hill Exhibition
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2016

Capitol Hill Event Debunks "Wasteful" Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2016

91ɬÂþ Urges Strong FY 2017 Funding for Agencies Supporting Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2016

House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Education Research and Privacy Protections
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2016

COSSA Holds 2016 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2016

NCSER Grantees Present at Friends of IES Hill Briefing
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2016

House Bill Requires that NSF Grants Further “National Interest”
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2016

President Releases FY 2017 Budget Request, Kicking Off Annual Appropriations Process
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2016

91ɬÂþ, ICPSR, and COSSA Provide Comments on Revisions to Common Rule
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2016

91ɬÂþ Provides Comments on Education Department Implementation of ESSA
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2016

Budget and Legislative Outlook of Interest to Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2016

2015


FY 2016 Bill Boosts Funding for Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2015

Senate Passes Strengthening Education Through Research Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2015

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Crosses Finish Line
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2015

Common Rule Comment Period Extended to January 6, 2016
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2015

National Board for Education Sciences Meets
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2015

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments on OBSSR Strategic Plan
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2015

White House, Congress Agree to Budget Deal
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2015

Congress Takes Up Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2015

Proposed Common Rule Revisions Released
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2015

Congress Acts to Keep the Federal Government Open
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2015

White House Announces Executive Order on Using Behavioral Science Insights
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2015

Senate Considers NSF Reauthorization, 91ɬÂþ Offers Comments; House Bill Requires NSF Grants in the “National Interest”
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2015

FERPA Bill Introduced in the House
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2015

Impact of Education on Mortality Addressed at Hill Briefing
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2015

NSF and NAEP Boards Advance Education Agenda
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2015

Ruth Neild Named to Lead Institute of Education Sciences
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2015

House and Senate ESEA Bills Advance with Student Privacy Provisions
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2015

House and Senate Appropriations Committees Vote to Cut Education Spending
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2015

“Innovation Imperative” Calls for Restored Federal Commitment to Research and Development
91ɬÂþ Highlights, July 2015

More than 1,100 Sign Letter Opposing Student Privacy Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2015

House Panel Approves Cuts to Department of Education Funding
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2015

91ɬÂþ Responds to Call for Public Comment on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2015

NSF Spending Bills Move Forward
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2015

National Board of Education Sciences to Act on IES Funding, FERPA Concerns
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2015

FERPA Proposals Put Alignment Between Privacy, Data Quality, and Data Use at Risk
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2015


House Action Further Threatens NSF Autonomy, Funding
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2015


Senate HELP Committee Turns Attention to Higher Education
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2015

ACTION ALERT: Senate Student Privacy Bill Threatens Use of Education Data
May 2015 This action alert is no longer active *

Congress Makes Headway on FY 2016 Budget and Appropriations
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2015

91ɬÂþ Delegation Meets With Capitol Hill and White House Staff
91ɬÂþ Highlights, March 2015

SBS Campaign Launches 2015 Activities
91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2015

91ɬÂþ Urges Census Bureau to Retain Key Education Indicator in ACS
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2015

2014


Congress Adjourns Without Senate Vote on IES Reauthorization
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

Spending Bill Spares Education Research Funding From Major Cuts
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

91ɬÂþ Urges Congress to Safeguard NIH Peer-Review System
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

OMB Issues New Statistical Policy Directive
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

Education Department Releases Draft Regulations on Teacher Preparation Programs
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

White House Announces Education Research Initiatives at College Opportunity Summit
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

NSF Releases New Accountability and Transparency Practices
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2014

91ɬÂþ Urges Lame Duck Congress to Pass Omnibus Funding Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2014

91ɬÂþ Comments on IES Research Centers’ Advances and Priorities
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2014

91ɬÂþ Names Juliane Baron Director of Government Relations

91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2014

IES Reauthorization, Evaluating Research Outcomes Were Key Topics at OIA Fall Policy Meeting
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2014
91ɬÂþ Executive Director Comments on Senate IES Reauthorization Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2014

91ɬÂþ and Partners Urge Senate to Restore NCES Stature
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2014

91ɬÂþ Comments on OMB Federal Statistical Policy Directive
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2014

Senate Bill Would Provide Boost to NSF

91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2014

NSF Appropriations Stall on Senate Floor
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2014


IES to Receive Small Funding Increase in Senate Appropriations Proposal for FY 2015
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2014

91ɬÂþ and Friends of IES Submit Letter on FY 2015 Appropriations for IES to Senate Appropriations Committee
June 2014

ACTION ALERT: Tell Senate to Reject Amendments that Cut Social Science Funding
June 12, 2014 This action alert is no longer active *

ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Oppose the FIRST Act!
May 19, 2014This action alert is no longer active *

House Passes IES Reauthorization Bill: 91ɬÂþ Prepares for Potential Senate Action
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2014


House Passes NSF Appropriations Bill: Damage to Social and Behavioral Sciences Less Than Feared
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2014

FIRST Act, Slashing SBE Funding, Moves to House Floor
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2014

91ɬÂþ Features Innovative Research at Capitol Hill Exhibition
91ɬÂþ Highlights, May 2014

House Committee Advances IES Reauthorization Bill
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2014

Friends of IES Launches Coalition Effort
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2014

National Science Board Warns FIRST Act Would Undercut Science Innovation
91ɬÂþ Highlights, April 2014

ACTION ALERT: Oppose FIRST Act & Protect NSF Funding  
March 12, 2014 This action alert is no longer active *

91ɬÂþ Council Endorses Singapore Statement on Research Integrity
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91ɬÂþ Highlights, February 2014

91ɬÂþ Urges Expanded Civil Rights Data Collection 
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91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2014

91ɬÂþ Hosts What Works Network Representatives From the UK
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2014

NRC Panel Issues Recommendations on Common Rule
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 2014

2013


91ɬÂþ Executive Director Sends Letter to House Committee Member Miller to Share 91ɬÂþ Task Force Publication Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in U.S. Universities (PDF)
December 11, 2013

91ɬÂþ Joins with NDD United on Letter on Sequestration Budget Cuts (PDF)
December 4, 2013

GAO Issues Recommendations on IES Performance in Improving Education Research
91ɬÂþ Highlights, December 2013

America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Raises Concerns for Researchers
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2013

New Initiative Takes Aim at Congressional Attacks on the Social Sciences
91ɬÂþ Highlights, November 2013

91ɬÂþ Joins AAAS in Letter to House Chairman Smith on the Importance of Social and Behavioral Science Research (PDF)
October 18, 2013

91ɬÂþ Comments on Education Department’s Draft Strategic Plan
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91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2013

91ɬÂþ Joins NSF, Rep. Wolf to Promote STEM Careers 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2013

How the Social and Behavioral Sciences Can Address the U.S. Health Crisis
91ɬÂþ Highlights, October 2013

House Education Hearing Focuses on Strengthening IES 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2013

IES and NSF Release Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, September 2013

House Passes ESEA Reauthorization Bill 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, August 2013

91ɬÂþ Executive Director Comments on Supreme Court’s Fisher Ruling 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 2013

91ɬÂþ Statement on New NSF Research Rules
June 2013

Congressional Briefing Underscores Necessity of IES Research in STEM Education
May 2013

2012


91ɬÂþ Joins CNSF in Letter to U.S. House in Support of NSF Funding Integrity 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, June 13, 2012

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments on Draft IES Scientific Integrity Policy (PDF)
May 15, 2012

91ɬÂþ Submits Comments on NAEP Background Questions (PDF)
May 4, 2012

91ɬÂþ Executive Director Felice J. Levine Testifies on Appropriations for the National Science Foundation Directorate on Education and Human Resources (PDF)
March 22, 2012

91ɬÂþ Responds to OSTP Requests for Information on Public Access to Publications and Data Emanating from Federally Funded Research 
91ɬÂþ Highlights, January 12, 2012

2011 and Earlier

91ɬÂþ Sends Letter to Senate on the Presidential Appointment Efficiency Act (S. 679), Asks for Positions of the NCES Commissioner and BJS Director to Retain Senate Confirmation
June 20, 2011

91ɬÂþ Report and Recommendations on the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences 
April, 2011

91ɬÂþ Expresses Concern over Visa Problems for International Scholars and Offers Recommendations 
June 2009