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September 2012


Neild Named Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE)

Ruth Curran Neild has been named Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. As Commissioner, she will oversee NCEE, one of four centers in the Institute of Education Sciences Upon being named, IES Director John Q. Easton said, "Ruth has been a superb Associate Commissioner of Knowledge Utilization at NCEE and will bring her steady guidance and creative leadership to the Center."» read more

How Practitioners and Parents Matter in Research Design, Implementation, and Analysis

On September 7, at the Fall conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), IES Director John Easton served as discussant at a session entitled "How Practitioners and Parents Matter in Research Design, Implementation, and Analysis." The session highlighted findings from three IES-funded projects that involved collaboration with a variety of stakeholders, and included children with and without disabilities. The findings were presented by the principal investigators: Rohanna Buchanan, David Mandell, and Douglas Fuchs. » read more

NBES Announces New Members

The National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) gained four new members in June, and two more members will be sworn in at the October 5 Board meeting. » read more

Adult Cognition and Basic Literacy Research and Development Center Begins Its Work

The Center for the Study of Adult Literacy (CSAL) launched its ambitious program of work on September 1, 2012. » read more

NCES Releases Higher Education Gaps Report

An NCES report documents the scope and nature of a number of differences between sex and racial/ethnic groups in education preparation and achievement, as well as differences in postsecondary access, persistence, and attainment between males and females within and across racial/ethnic. » read more

Two New Special Education Research & Development Centers Underway

NCSER funded two $10 million R&D Center awards in July 2012: the Special Education Research and Development Center on Reading Instruction for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, and the Center on Secondary Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. » read more