Institute of Education Sciences' Board Calls Agency's Past 5 Years a Success
During his last week in office, Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst, the recently departed director of the U.S. Department of Education’s top research agency, got a going-away present: a glowing five-year evaluation from the independent board that advises his agency.
Posted online Nov. 20, the congressionally mandated report credits the 6-year-old Institute of Education Sciences for improving the quality of federally financed education studies and attempting to make its work more relevant.
“A new direction has been set for education research,” the 15-member National Board for Education Sciences concludes in its report. “We now need...
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