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Under
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Institute supports
national research and development centers (R&D Centers) that are
intended to contribute significantly to the solution of education
problems in the United States by engaging in research, development,
evaluation, and national leadership activities aimed at improving the
education system, and ultimately, student achievement. Each of the
R&D Centers conducts a focused program of research in its topic
area. In addition, each Center conducts supplemental research within its
broad topic area and provides national leadership in advancing
evidence-based practice and policy within its topic area. More
information on existing Institute centers is available here.Educational research and development
Competitions for the National Research and Development Centers occur on an irregular basis. The Institute posts announcements of new competitions for the National Research and Development Centers in the Federal Register. For FY20, the Institute is competing three new R&D Centers through the Education Research and Development Center Program (84.305C).
The Improving Opportunities and Achievement for English Learners in Secondary School Settings center will both identify systemic and instructional influences on ELs access to the general curriculum and examine how states, school districts, and schools can improve ELs' opportunities to access the general curriculum, participate in rigorous learning environments, and leave school prepared to pursue opportunities in postsecondary and workforce settings.
The National Research and Development Center on Improving Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Institutions (Postsecondary Center) will examine instructional innovations for improving postsecondary student learning outcomes. In particular, the Postsecondary Center will both examine how open-/broad-access institutions of higher education are leveraging technologies to personalize instruction in credit-bearing courses and build the capacity of administrators and instructors, developers, and researchers to create, implement, and evaluate solutions.
The National Research and Development (R&D) Center on Improving Access, Instruction and Outcomes in Gifted Education (Gifted Center) will address the problem of gifted education underserving disadvantaged student subgroups (such as English Language Learners, those eligible for free and reduced price lunch and/or from lower income families, and Black and Hispanic students).
