House Plan Would Create Research 'Academy'
Washington
Looking to create a measure of political independence for federally financed education studies, a House subcommittee last week approved a plan to form a new national academy for education research.
If it passes both chambers, which is unlikely this year, the measure could usher in the second major overhaul of the Department of Education's research functions in less than a decade. The department's primary research agency, the office of educational research and improvement, was last reauthorized in 1994.
Both times around, the aim has been to improve the quality of education research and make it...
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