The Education Exchange: How to Build a Better Institute of Education Sciences

Research grantmaking should be less scattershot, more focused on real problems facing America’s schoolchildren

Photo of Amber NorthernAmber Northern, a senior advisor to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss her efforts on reforming the Institute of Education Science.

The full report, “Reimagining the Institute of Education Sciences: A Strategy for Relevance and Renewal,” is available now.

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