IES

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. We are independent and non-partisan. Our mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public... IES was created by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA). ESRA also provides the legislative authority for the four IES Centers (NCER, NCES, NCEE, and NCSER) and for most IES programs. The Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems program is authorized under the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress is authorized under the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act. IES is delegated the authority to conduct studies and evaluations of special education programs authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities..

Also known as: Institute of Education Sciences

Primary location: Washington United States