20 USC 9515 - Priorities

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 12, 2026

§ 9515.

Priorities

(a)

Proposal

The Director shall propose to the Board priorities for the Institute (taking into consideration long-term research and development on core issues conducted through the national research and development centers). The Director shall identify topics that may require long-term research and topics that are focused on understanding and solving particular education problems and issues, including those

(1)

closing the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing children, especially achievement gaps between minority and nonminority children and between disadvantaged children and such children’s more advantaged peers; and

(2)

ensuring—

(A)

that all children have the ability to obtain a high-quality education (from early childhood through postsecondary education) and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments, particularly in mathematics, science, and reading or language arts;

(B)

access to, and opportunities for, postsecondary education; and

(C)

the efficacy, impact on academic achievement, and cost-effectiveness of technology use within the Nation’s schools.

(b)

Approval

(c)

Consistency

(d)

Public availability and comment

(1)

Priorities

(2)

Plan

(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 115, Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 108–446, title II, § 201(b)(2)(C), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2802.)

cite as: 20 USC 9515