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U.S. Code › Title 20 › Chapter 76 › Subchapter I › Part B › § 9533 20 U.S. Code § 9533 - Duties
§ 9533.
(a) General dutiesThe Research Center shall—
maintain published peer-review standards and standards for the conduct and evaluation of all research and development carried out under the auspices of the Research Center in accordance with this part;
is consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center and includes the activities described in paragraph (3); and
shall be carried out pursuant to paragraph (4) and, as appropriate, be updated and modified;
carry out specific, long-term research activities that are consistent with the priorities and mission of the Institute, and are approved by the Director;
uses objective and measurable indicators, including timelines, that are used to assess the progress and results of such research;
meets the procedures for peer review established by the Director under section 9514(f)(5) of this title and the standards of research described in section 9534 of this title; and
includes both basic research and applied research, which shall include research conducted through field-initiated research and ongoing research initiatives;
promote the use of scientifically valid research within the Federal Government, including active participation in interagency research projects described in section 9518 of this title;
ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center is relevant to education practice and policy;
synthesize and disseminate, through the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, the findings and results of education research conducted or supported by the Research Center;
assist the Director in the preparation of a biennial report, as described in section 9519 of this title;
carry out research on successful State and local education reform activities, including those that result in increased academic achievement and in closing the achievement gap, as approved by the Director;
research into how technology affects student achievement;
long-term research into cognition and learning issues as they relate to the uses of technology;
rigorous, peer-reviewed, large-scale, long-term, and broadly applicable empirical research that is designed to determine which approaches to the use of technology are most effective and cost-efficient in practice and under what conditions; and
field-based research on how teachers implement technology and Internet-based resources in the classroom, including an understanding [1] how these resources are being accessed, put to use, and the effectiveness of such resources; and
carry out research that is rigorous, peer-reviewed, and large scale to determine which methods of mathematics and science teaching are most effective, cost efficient, and able to be applied, duplicated, and scaled up for use in elementary and secondary classrooms, including in low-performing schools, to improve the teaching of, and student achievement in, mathematics and science as required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).
Research carried out under subsection (a) of this section through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements shall be carried out only by recipients with the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.
In carrying out activities under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the Research Commissioner shall support not less than 8 national research and development centers. The Research Commissioner shall assign each of the 8 national research and development centers not less than 1 of the topics described in paragraph (2). In addition, the Research Commissioner may assign each of the 8 national research and development centers additional topics of research consistent with the mission and priorities of the Institute and the mission of the Research Center.
(2) Topics of researchThe Research Commissioner shall support the following topics of research, through national research and development centers or through other means:
Assessment, standards, and accountability research.
Early childhood development and education.
English language learners research.
Improving low achieving schools.
Innovation in education reform.
(4) ScopeSupport for a national research and development center shall be for a period of not more than 5 years, shall be of sufficient size and scope to be effective, and notwithstanding section 9534(b) of this title, may be renewed without competition for not more than 5 additional years if the Director, in consultation with the Research Commissioner and the Board, determines that the research of the national research and development center—
continues to address priorities of the Institute; and
merits renewal (applying the procedures and standards established in section 9534 of this title).
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 133, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1954.)
[1]  So in original. Probably should be “understanding of”.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (a)(11), is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 70 (§ 6301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.