Title 20 — Education
Part A · Chapter 76 — Education Research, Statistics, Evaluation, Information, and Dissemination
§ 9512. Functions
Statutory text
From funds appropriated under section 9584 of this title, the Institute, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall—
conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination;
widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education;
promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities;
strengthen the national capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate scientifically valid research in education;
promote the coordination, development, and dissemination of scientifically valid research in education within the Department and the Federal Government; and
promote the use and application of research and development to improve practice in the classroom.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–279 title I § 112 · 116 Stat. 1940
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 9512
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 112, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1945.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 112, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1945.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 112. FUNCTIONS. From funds appropriated under section 194, the Institute, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall— (1) conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research and applied research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, and wide dissemination; (2) widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education; (3) promote the use, development, and application of knowledge gained from scientifically valid research activities; (4) strengthen the national capacity to conduct, develop, and widely disseminate scientifically valid research in education; (5) promote the coordination, development, and dissemination of scientifically valid research in education within the Department and the Federal Government; and (6) promote the use and application of research and development to improve practice in the classroom.
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