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National Board for Education Sciences

Overview

The National Board for Education Sciences consists of 15 voting members appointed by the President. The following serve as nonvoting ex officio members: The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), each of the four Commissioners of the National Education Centers, the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Director of the Census, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, and the Director of the National Science Foundation.

NBES duties

  • Advise and consult with the Director on the policies of the Institute;
  • Consider and approve priorities proposed by the Director to guide the work of the Institute;
  • Review and approve procedures for technical and scientific peer review of the activities of the Institute;
  • Advise the Director on activities to be supported by the Institute, including the general areas of research to be carried out by the National Center for Education Research;
  • Present the Director with recommendations for strengthening education research and the funding of the Institute;
  • Advise the Director on the funding of applications after the completion of peer review;
  • Review and regularly evaluate the work of the Institute to ensure that its research, development, evaluation, and statistical analyses are consistent with the standards set out in the Education Sciences Reform Act;
  • Advise the Director on ensuring that activities of the Institute are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and free of partisan influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias;
  • Solicit advice and information from the field regarding priorities for the Institute;
  • Advise the Director on opportunities for the participation in, and the advancement of, women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in education research, statistics, and evaluation activities of the Institute;
  • Recommend to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts among other federal and state research agencies; and
  • Recommend to the Director individuals to serve as Commissioners of the National Education Centers.

Current Members

Members of the Board are appointed by the President and are highly qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluations, or development. On October 27, 2022, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve on the National Board for Education Sciences:

Carol D. Lee

Chair of NBES
Northwestern University

S. James Anaya

University of Colorado

Maria de la Concepcion Hernandez Legorreta

Maryland State Department of Education

Linda Darling-Hammond

Learning Point Institute

Douglas Fuchs

Vanderbilt University

Denisa Gandara

University of Texas at Austin

Elmer Guy

Navajo Technical University

Shaun Harper

University of Southern California

Dana Hilliard

Mayor
Hilltop City

Stephen Klasko

General Catalyst

Ruth Lopez Turley

Rice University

Derrick Scott

Virginia State University

Caroline Sullivan

North Carolina Business Commission for Education

Hirokazu Yoshikawa

New York University

Resolutions

Approved National Board for Education Sciences resolutions

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Agendas

Agenda May 13, 2024
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Agenda March 29, 2024
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Agenda November 8, 2016
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Agenda November 16, 2015
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Agenda June 8, 2015
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Agenda February 6, 2015
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Agenda October 30, 2014
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Agenda June 16, 2014
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Agenda January 31, 2014
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Agenda June 3, 2013
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Agenda February 22, 2013
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Agenda October 5, 2012
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Agenda June 20, 2012
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Agenda April 25, 2012
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Agenda February 24, 2012
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Agenda October 14, 2011
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Agenda June 29, 2011
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Agenda March 23, 2011
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Agenda November 1, 2010
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Agenda September 29, 2010
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Agenda April 7–8, 2010
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Agenda November 9, 2009
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Agenda July 27, 2009
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Agenda January 13–14, 2009
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Agenda September 9–10, 2008
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Agenda May 21–22, 2008
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Agenda January 24, 2008
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Agenda October 30–31, 2007
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Agenda May 23–24, 2007
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Agenda January 23–24, 2007
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Agenda September 20–21, 2006
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Agenda May 8–9, 2006
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Agenda January 23–24, 2006
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Agenda September 6–7, 2005
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Meeting Minutes

Minutes December 4–5, 2023
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Minutes September 11, 2023
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Minutes November 8, 2016
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Minutes November 16, 2015
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Minutes June 8, 2015
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Minutes February 6, 2015
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Minutes October 30, 2014
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Minutes June 16, 2014
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Minutes January 31, 2014
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Minutes June 3, 2013
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Minutes February 22, 2013
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Minutes October 5, 2012
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Minutes June 20, 2012
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Minutes April 25, 2012
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Minutes February 24, 2012
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Minutes October 14, 2011
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Minutes June 29, 2011
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Minutes March 23, 2011
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Minutes September 29, 2010
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Minutes April 7–8, 2010
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Minutes November 9, 2009
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Minutes July 27, 2009
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Minutes January 13–14, 2009
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Minutes September 9–10, 2008
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Minutes May 21–22, 2008
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Minutes January 24, 2008
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Minutes October 30–31, 2007
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Minutes May 23–24, 2007
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Minutes January 23–24, 2007
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Minutes September 20–21, 2006
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Minutes May 8–9, 2006
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Minutes January 23–24, 2006
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Minutes September 6–7, 2005
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Annual Reports

Evaluation Report

2012 National Board for Education Sciences Briefing Material for Board Members

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Evaluation Report

2011 National Board for Education Sciences Annual Report

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Research Report

2011 National Board for Education Sciences Annual Report

Publication number: NBES 20116005
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Evaluation Report

National Board for Education Sciences 5-Year Report, 2003 Through 2008

Publication number: NBES 20096011
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