Published: January 15, 1997

Connect Agenda for Federal Research To Practice, Advisory Board Advocates

Washington

Moving research closer to students, teachers, and schools should be a top priority for federal officials, according to the first long-term agenda for federally sponsored school research.

An advisory board and Department of Education officials proposed that proven school practices, instead of new trends, should be the subject of federal researchers. That stance addressed critics who argue that the department too often funds research...