I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6419 
To amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to establish a National 
Center for Advanced Development in Education at the Institute for 
Education Sciences, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2025 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to 
establish a National Center for Advanced Development 
in Education at the Institute for Education Sciences, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Essential Edu-
cation Discoveries Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT 
IN EDUCATION. 
(a) ORGANIZATION.—Section 111(c)(3) of the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9511(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) the National Center for Advanced 
Development in Education (as described in part 
G).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 of the Education 
Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) SCIENCE OF LEARNING AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—The term ‘science of learning and develop-
ment’ means the body of peer-reviewed knowledge 
from a variety of academic fields and disciplines that 
demonstrates how students best learn and develop.’’. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the Education 
Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘PART G—NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED 
DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION 
‘‘SEC. 195. ESTABLISHMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Institute a National Center for Advanced Development in 
Education (in this part referred to as the ‘Advanced De-
velopment Center’). 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Advanced Devel-
opment Center is to— 
‘‘(1) identify, develop, and promote advances in 
and new solutions for teaching and learning, with an 
emphasis on breakthrough technologies, new peda-
gogical approaches, innovative learning models, and 
more efficient, reliable, and valid forms of assess-
ments; 
‘‘(2) identify, develop, and promote trans-
formative, community-informed solutions to address 
disparities in achievement and opportunity for stu-
dents; 
‘‘(3) identify, develop, and promote community- 
informed advances in teaching and learning that 
have the potential to transform education practices 
across— 
‘‘(A) early childhood education; 
‘‘(B) elementary and secondary education; 
‘‘(C) postsecondary education; 
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‘‘(D) adult education; 
‘‘(E) special education and services for stu-
dents with disabilities; and 
‘‘(F) services for English learners; 
‘‘(4) identify, develop, test, and promote strate-
gies and interventions that support student relation-
ships and skill-building consistent with the science of 
learning and development; 
‘‘(5) identify and provide community-informed 
recommendations and solutions that address addi-
tional factors that can improve student outcomes, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) access to a diverse teaching work-
force; and 
‘‘(B) institutional barriers, including with 
respect to students from underrepresented com-
munities; and 
‘‘(6) investigate transformative research oppor-
tunities, including— 
‘‘(A) technologies to analyze speech sam-
ples and identify speech and reading disorders; 
‘‘(B) identifying tools to support skill ac-
quisition outside of school (including tools for 
parents); and 
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‘‘(C) developing tools to provide feedback 
directly to students on their competencies. 
‘‘SEC. 196. COMMISSIONER FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION DE-
VELOPMENT. 
‘‘The Advanced Development Center shall be headed 
by a Commissioner for Advanced Education Development 
(in this part referred to as the ‘Advanced Development 
Commissioner’) who shall be highly qualified and have 
substantial knowledge of the methodologies used and ac-
tivities undertaken by the Advanced Development Center. 
‘‘SEC. 197. DUTIES. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL DUTIES.—The Advanced Develop-
ment Center shall— 
‘‘(1) collect, report, analyze, and disseminate 
data related to transforming education in the United 
States; 
‘‘(2) approve and terminate projects in accord-
ance with subsection (f)(2)(B); 
‘‘(3) set priorities that align with the mission of 
the Advanced Development Center, including by 
identifying areas that can be furthered by research 
and development, including— 
‘‘(A) interventions for learning accelera-
tion, with a particular focus on students who 
score below proficient on the academic assess-
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ments in mathematics or reading or language 
arts described in section 1111(b)(2) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)); 
‘‘(B) pedagogy; and 
‘‘(C) assessments administered to students, 
including such assessments that are summative, 
formative, 
competency-based, 
performance- 
based, administered throughout the school year 
to produce a single summative assessment 
score, or incorporated into an instructional se-
quence or lesson; 
‘‘(4) support the use of scientific discoveries 
and inventions to improve teaching and learning; 
‘‘(5) carry out the evaluation and dissemination 
requirements under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(6) convene and engage an advisory panel 
under section 198. 
‘‘(b) PLAN.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this part, and every 3 years thereafter, 
the Advanced Development Commissioner shall submit to 
the Director a research plan that— 
‘‘(1) is consistent with the priorities and mis-
sion of the Institute and the mission of the Ad-
vanced Development Center; and 
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‘‘(2) describes how the Advanced Development 
Center will use the performance management system 
described in section 185 to assess and improve the 
activities of the Advanced Development Center. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Advanced Develop-
ment Commissioner may establish a program to train em-
ployees of public and private educational agencies, organi-
zations, and institutions and may establish a fellowship 
program to appoint such employees as temporary fellows 
at the Advanced Development Center in order to assist 
the Advanced Development Center in carrying out its du-
ties. 
‘‘(d) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties 
under this section, the Advanced Development Com-
missioner may award grants and cash prizes, enter 
into contracts and cooperative agreements, and pro-
vide technical assistance. 
‘‘(2) ENTITIES.—In awarding grants and cash 
prizes and entering into contracts and cooperative 
agreements under paragraph (1), the Advanced De-
velopment Commissioner shall— 
‘‘(A) solicit applications from public and 
private entities; and 
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‘‘(B) build research collaborations between 
a variety of stakeholders— 
‘‘(i) from the private and public sec-
tors; and 
‘‘(ii) with expertise in education prac-
tices, including teachers, principals and 
other school leaders, and local and State 
educational agency leaders. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE PROGRAMS.—For purposes of 
carrying out an applicable program under subsection 
(f)(2), a program manager may enter into contracts 
and cooperative agreements in the manner described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advanced Devel-
opment Commissioner shall obtain independent, 
periodic, and rigorous evaluation of— 
‘‘(i) the effectiveness of the processes 
that the Advanced Development Center is 
using to achieve the mission described in 
section 195(b); 
‘‘(ii) the relevance, accessibility, and 
utility of the awards made and trans-
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actions entered into under subsection (d) 
to education practitioners; and 
‘‘(iii) the effectiveness of the projects 
carried out through such awards and 
transactions, using evidence standards de-
veloped in consultation with the Institute 
of Education Sciences, and the suitability 
of such projects for further investment or 
increased scale. 
‘‘(B) BEST
PRACTICES.—The Advanced 
Development Commissioner shall assess the in-
formation obtained from the evaluation and 
identify best practices for the Advanced Devel-
opment Center. 
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advanced Devel-
opment Center shall disseminate, through the 
entities listed in subparagraph (B), information 
obtained from the evaluation under paragraph 
(1) and any other information determined to be 
relevant by the Advanced Development Commis-
sioner with respect to effective practices and 
technologies developed under the Advanced De-
velopment Center, as appropriate, to— 
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‘‘(i) education professionals, including 
teachers, principals, and local and State 
superintendents; and 
‘‘(ii) parents and other caregivers. 
‘‘(B) ENTITIES.—The Advanced Develop-
ment Center shall distribute the information de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) through— 
‘‘(i) the comprehensive centers estab-
lished under 203 of the Educational Tech-
nical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9602); 
‘‘(ii) the regional laboratories system 
established under section 174 of the Edu-
cation Sciences Reform Act (20 U.S.C. 
9564); and 
‘‘(iii) such other means as the Ad-
vanced Development Commissioner, in con-
sultation with the Director and the Sec-
retary, determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) USE AND ADOPTION.—The Advanced De-
velopment Commissioner shall support the use and 
adoption of the best practices identified in para-
graph (1)(B) at all levels of education and training. 
‘‘(f) HIRING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
188, the Advanced Development Commissioner, with 
the approval of and in collaboration with the Direc-
tor, shall— 
‘‘(A) make appointments of scientific, engi-
neering, and professional personnel, which may 
include temporary or time-limited appointments 
as determined by the Director to be necessary 
to carry out the mission described in section 
195(b), without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointment 
in the competitive service and fix the compensa-
tion of such personnel at a rate to be deter-
mined by the Director; 
‘‘(B) hire staff with sufficient qualifica-
tions and expertise (as determined by the Com-
missioner in consultation with the Director) to 
enable the Advanced Development Center to 
carry out the duties described in subsection (a) 
in conjunction with other operations of the In-
stitute, without regard to the provisions of title 
5, United States Code, governing appointment 
in the competitive service and fix the compensa-
tion of such staff at a rate to be determined by 
the Director; and 
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‘‘(C) use all existing authorities of the Di-
rector to hire administrative, financial, and cler-
ical staff as necessary to carry out this sub-
section and pay such staff in accordance with 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, re-
lating to classification and General Schedule 
pay rates. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM MANAGERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advanced Devel-
opment Commissioner, with the approval of and 
in collaboration with the Director, shall des-
ignate staff appointed or hired under subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), respectively, 
to serve as program managers for the Advanced 
Development Center. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—A program manager shall 
be responsible for— 
‘‘(i) establishing research and develop-
ment goals for an applicable program, in-
cluding by developing and hosting work-
shops and consulting with outside experts; 
‘‘(ii) publicizing such goals; 
‘‘(iii) soliciting applications from eligi-
ble entities for projects that advance such 
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goals and contribute to making rapid ad-
vances in teaching and learning, to be sub-
mitted by such entities at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the program manager, in con-
junction with the Advanced Development 
Commissioner, may require; 
‘‘(iv) selecting, on a competitive basis, 
such projects to be supported under an ap-
plicable program, taking into consider-
ation— 
‘‘(I) the novelty and scientific 
and technical merit of a proposed 
project; 
‘‘(II) the demonstrated capabili-
ties of the eligible entity to success-
fully carry out such proposed project; 
‘‘(III) the extent to which the eli-
gible entity considered, as part of the 
application submitted under clause 
(iii), future commercial applications of 
a proposed project to increase the 
likelihood 
of 
scalability 
of 
such 
project; and 
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‘‘(IV) such other criteria as the 
program manager, in conjunction with 
the Advanced Development Commis-
sioner, may require; 
‘‘(v) terminating such projects, as ap-
plicable; and 
‘‘(vi) establishing the research collabo-
rations described in subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) 
APPLICABLE
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘applicable program’ means a pro-
gram— 
‘‘(I) for which a project manager 
establishes research and development 
goals; 
‘‘(II) 
that 
supports 
projects 
aligned with such goals; and 
‘‘(III) that receives funds from 
the Advanced Development Center. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—The term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(I) a State educational agency; 
‘‘(II) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(III) a public or private non-
profit institution of higher education; 
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‘‘(IV) a nonprofit educational or-
ganization; and 
‘‘(V) a federally funded research 
and development center. 
‘‘SEC. 198. ADVISORY PANEL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Advanced Development Commis-
sioner is appointed, the Commissioner shall establish an 
advisory panel to identify, evaluate, and make rec-
ommendations with respect to improving education re-
search in order to promote the mission of the Advanced 
Development Center. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date on which the advisory panel is established, the 
advisory panel shall create and update on an annual 
basis a report that— 
‘‘(A) identifies, analyzes, and evaluates the 
state of— 
‘‘(i) education research and develop-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) education research priorities at 
the State and local levels; 
‘‘(B) identifies and promotes advances in 
teaching and learning; and 
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‘‘(C) highlights factors that can have an 
impact on student learning outcomes, with par-
ticular attention to opportunity and achieve-
ment disparities for students, including the fac-
tors addressed in section 195(b)(6). 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
AND
PUBLICATION.—Not 
later than 1 month after the date on which the re-
port described in paragraph (1) is created and not 
later than 1 month after each subsequent update of 
such report, the advisory panel shall— 
‘‘(A) submit such report to— 
‘‘(i) the Advanced Development Com-
missioner; 
‘‘(ii) the Director; 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary; 
‘‘(iv) the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(v) the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate; 
‘‘(vi) the Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
‘‘(vii) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
and 
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‘‘(B) make such report publicly available 
on the website of the Institute. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory panel shall be 
composed of at least 8, but not more than 12, members 
appointed by the Advanced Development Commissioner as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be parents. 
‘‘(2) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be education professionals. 
‘‘(3) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be experts in technology. 
‘‘(4) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be specialists in rapid gains in student achieve-
ment and school improvement. 
‘‘(5) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be specialists in personalized learning. 
‘‘(6) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be education and social science researchers. 
‘‘(7) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be representatives from the Department or Na-
tional Science Foundation. 
‘‘(8) At least 1 but not more than 2 members 
shall be individuals with expertise in education 
issues not otherwise represented who will contribute 
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