About the Institute of Education Sciences

The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established within the U.S. Department of Education, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The mission of IES is to provide rigorous evidence on which to ground education practice and policy. This is accomplished through the work of its four centers. Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst was appointed to a 6-year term as the first Director of the Institute in November 2002. Take a look at the Education Science Reform Act of 2002 [156K].

Archive of information from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.