ter for Knowledge Use, directly or through grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements— 
(1) shall promote the use of scientifically valid 
research to develop innovative solutions to persistent 
problems of instructional practice; 
(2) shall support and promote the effective co-
ordination of current federally supported educational 
research-based programs, including active participa-
tion in inter-agency or intra-agency research 
projects; and 
(3) shall promote the use and application of re-
search and development to improve instructional 
practice in the classroom. 
SEC. 5. DEVELOPING WHAT WORKS VENTURE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commissioner of the Na-
tional Center for Knowledge Use shall establish a program 
to be known as the ‘‘Developing What Works Venture 
Fund’’ under which the Commissioner shall make competi-
tive grants to eligible entities that develop scientifically 
valid research to foster school improvement. The purpose 
of such grants shall be to develop, bring to scale, and dis-
seminate the use of scientifically valid research innova-
tions in education. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this section, the term 
‘‘eligible entity’’— 
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(1) means an organization, institution, agency, 
or institution of higher education (or partnership of 
such institutions) that has demonstrated expertise in 
the use of research-based knowledge to foster inno-
vation in education; and 
(2) includes existing federally supported knowl-
edge and innovation programs, such as regional edu-
cational laboratories, national research and develop-
ment centers, comprehensive centers and consortia, 
national clearinghouses, and other entities involved 
in research, development, dissemination, technical 
assistance, and evaluation. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The Commissioner of the Na-
tional Center for Knowledge Use may not make a grant 
to an eligible entity under this section unless the entity 
agrees to use the grant for one or more of the following: 
(1) Developing innovative curricular and in-
structional tools using scientifically valid research 
for addressing persistent problems of practice in 
schools. 
(2) Targeting efforts to classroom educators 
working with subgroups whose test scores indicate 
that those subgroups need improvement under the 
adequate yearly progress calculation required by the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
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including economically disadvantaged students, stu-
dents from major racial and ethnic groups, students 
with disabilities, and students with limited English 
proficiency. 
(3) Supporting efforts to identify, develop, and 
disseminate promising practices in the implementa-
tion of education innovation that are supported by 
scientifically valid research, including those practices 
developed by the regional educational laboratories, 
national research and development centers, com-
prehensive centers and consortia, national clearing-
houses, and other entities involved in research, de-
velopment, dissemination, technical assistance, and 
evaluation related to instructional practice. 
(4) Promoting entrepreneurship to develop for 
consumers new solutions, innovations, and choices in 
education for consumers that are supported by sci-
entifically valid research. 
(5) Developing networked communities of 
knowledge for sharing and disseminating promising 
practices and innovations. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, an eligible entity shall submit to the Commissioner 
of the National Center for Knowledge Use an application 
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at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner 
may require. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
SEC. 6. CHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICER PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commissioner of the Na-
tional Center for Knowledge Use shall establish a program 
of multi-year grants to State educational agencies to es-
tablish a Chief Knowledge Officer Program. Award 
amounts under the program shall be determined based on 
the percentage of funds received by a State under part 
A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Chief Knowledge 
Officer Program shall be to enable local educational agen-
cies and schools to work in collaboration with entities 
knowledgeable about education research to address prob-
lems of instructional practice in chronically low-per-
forming schools. The program shall involve a corps of 
Chief Knowledge Officers, each of whom shall be employed 
by a State educational agency and whose duty it shall be 
to connect educators and administrators with high-quality, 
evidence-based, relevant solutions for the most critical 
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problems of practice in local educational agencies and 
chronically low-performing schools. The number of Chief 
Knowledge Officers per State may vary depending on the 
number of chronically low-performing schools served by 
the State educational agency. 
(c) DUTIES.—A Chief Knowledge Officer shall— 
(1) conduct analyses to better inform teachers 
and school administrators about the empirical evi-
dence available to solve problems of educational 
practice to increase student achievement; 
(2) research the problems of practice that pre-
vent students from passing State examinations and 
making academic progress that have been identified 
in the local educational agency at issue, using sci-
entifically validated research; 
(3) contribute as State education agency leader-
ship develops programs, policies, or strategies for 
using research on successful educational practices; 
(4) participate in a national network of Chief 
Knowledge Officers; 
(5) develop effective induction and ongoing pro-
fessional development experiences for teachers; 
(6) support innovations in curricula; 
(7) foster the effective use of technology-based 
applications in classrooms; 
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(8) contribute to professional performance as-
sessment systems that focus on the most important 
competencies for student success and provide useful 
feedback to facilitate instructional improvements; 
and 
(9) communicate complex research findings to 
an audience of non-specialists. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—A State education agency desir-
ing to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
application to the Commissioner at such a time, in such 
a manner, and containing such information as the Com-
missioner may require. Such an application shall include— 
(1) a list of the low-performing schools that will 
be targeted for support by means of services of Chief 
Knowledge Officers; 
(2) how Chief Knowledge Officers will be re-
cruited, selected, and trained; 
(3) a description of the nature of services to be 
provided in the designated schools, such as com-
bining resources into school support teams, and pro-
viding on-line ‘‘ask the expert’’ advice; 
(4) how the Chief Knowledge Officers will col-
laborate with local educational agencies and entities 
knowledgeable about education research; 
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(5) how the State education agency shall issue 
progress reports to the Department; and 
(6) how the State education agency shall evalu-
ate the effectiveness of the services provided. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
SEC. 7. THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP OFFICE FOR RE-
SEARCH TO INNOVATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
in the Department of Education a National Leadership 
Office for Research to Innovation. 
(b) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The National Leadership 
Office for Research to Innovation shall be headed by 
a Director appointed by the Secretary. 
(2) EXPERTISE.—The Director shall be an ex-
pert in the effective use of scientifically valid re-
search, including— 
(A) promoting the effective implementation 
of the results of research in the classroom; and 
(B) managing large institutions or con-
sortia that conduct a broad array of research 
applications. 
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(3) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—The Director 
is authorized to select, appoint, and employ such of-
ficers and employees as may be necessary to carry 
out the functions of the National Leadership Office 
for Research to Innovation. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Director of the National Lead-
ership Office for Research to Innovation— 
(1) shall ensure that educational practices, poli-
cies, and investments based on scientifically valid re-
search are brought to scale and fully coordinated 
across the Department and other Federal depart-
ment and agencies; 
(2) shall encourage the use of new technologies 
in appropriate research-based efforts in education; 
(3) shall support the effective coordination of 
current federally supported education research pro-
grams including the regional educational labora-
tories, the university-based research and develop-
ment centers, comprehensive assistance centers, na-
tional clearinghouses, and other entities involved in 
education-related research, information dissemina-
tion, and technical assistance; 
(4) shall submit to the Congress and the Sec-
retary a biennial report containing— 
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(A) an analysis of the state of knowledge 
and innovation in education practice; 
(B) an assessment of the efforts to in-
crease the use of education practices supported 
by scientifically valid research; and 
(C) recommendations for changes in poli-
cies to further promote progress in knowledge 
and innovation in education; and 
(5) shall promote coordination among Federal 
departments and agencies administering research- 
based education programs and services by means of 
an inter-agency task force comprised of the following 
members: 
(A) Relevant assistant secretaries in the 
Department of Education. 
(B) The Director of the Institute of Edu-
cation Sciences. 
(C) The Commissioner of the National 
Center for Knowledge Use. 
(D) The Director of the National Science 
Foundation. 
(E) The Director of the National Institute 
for Child Health and Human Development. 
(F) Other members designated by the Sec-
retary. 
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SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHIEF
KNOWLEDGE
OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘Chief Knowledge Officer’’ means a professional 
who— 
(A) has— 
(i) previous teaching or research expe-
rience and an advanced degree with a con-
centration in research analysis or research 
design; 
(ii) prior experience in a State edu-
cational agency, local educational agency, 
school network, or state agency setting; or 
(iii) prior for-profit, non-profit, or 
public sector consulting experience; and 
(B) has— 
(i) a strong background in quan-
titative analysis; 
(ii) extensive experience in managing 
projects; 
(iii) excellent interpersonal skills; and 
(iv) the ability to communicate com-
plex research findings to an audience of 
non-specialists. 
(2) 
COMPREHENSIVE
CENTER.—The 
term 
‘‘comprehensive center’’ means an entity established 
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under section 203 of the Educational Technical As-
sistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602). 
(3) ENTITIES
KNOWLEDGEABLE
ABOUT
EDU-
CATION RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘entities knowledge-
able about education research’’ means the following: 
(A) The Institute of Education Sciences. 
(B) National research and development 
centers. 
(C) Regional educational laboratories. 
(D) Comprehensive centers. 
(E) Other designated Federal, State, and 
local sources and providers of educational inno-
vation and improvement. 
(4) KNOWLEDGE USE.—The term ‘‘knowledge 
use’’— 
(A) means the interactive processes involv-
ing research, development, dissemination, tech-
nical assistance, and evaluation in which re-
search-based knowledge is applied to improving 
instructional practice; and 
(B) includes activities essential to school 
improvement, such as— 
(i) development and evaluation of 
practical applications of research, such as 
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procedures, policies, practices, programs, 
materials, and training; 
(ii) the use of research-based technical 
assistance and professional development 
for policymakers, practitioners, and other 
stakeholders; 
(iii) collection and dissemination of in-
formation, data, and statistics related to 
education and methods of instruction; 
(iv) initiatives for building linkages 
among research, policy, and practice in 
education; and 
(v) an infrastructure for increasing 
capacity for the use of instructional re-
search and its applications. 
(5) NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
CENTER.—The term ‘‘national research and develop-
ment center’’ means a research and development 
center supported under section 133(c) of the Edu-
cational Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9533(c)). 
(6) REGIONAL
EDUCATIONAL
LABORATORY.— 
The term ‘‘regional educational laboratory’’ means 
an entity established under section 174 of the Edu-
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cational Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9564). 
(7) SCIENTIFICALLY
VALID
RESEARCH.—The 
term ‘‘scientifically valid research’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 200 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
Æ 
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