National Board for Education Sciences 2007 Annual Report. August 2006 to July 2007

摘要

On November 5, 2002, Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), establishing the Institute of Education Sciences (IES, or the Institute) and its advisory board, the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES, or the Board). The Institute reports to Congress yearly on the condition of education in the United States. The Institute provides thorough and objective evaluations of federal programs, sponsors research relevant and useful to educators and others (such as policymakers), and serves as a trusted source of gold-standard, reliable, unbiased information on what works in education. Members of the Board are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Board has met three times. In July 2007, the President nominated a new board member, David Geary, Ph.D., and welcomed a new executive director, Norma Garza, the second person to serve in this position.