§ 9531. Establishment

• (a) There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Research (in this part referred to as the “Research Center”).
• (b) The mission of the Research Center is—
  • (1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education, to—
    • (A) ensure that all children have access to a high-quality education;
    • (B) improve student academic achievement, including through the use of educational technology;
    • (C) close the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing students through the improvement of teaching and learning of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and other academic subjects; and
    • (D) improve access to, and opportunity for, postsecondary education;
  • (2) to support the synthesis and, as appropriate, the integration of education research;
  • (3) to promote quality and integrity through the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of education theories, practices, or conditions; and
  • (4) to promote scientifically valid research findings that can provide the basis for improving academic instruction and lifelong learning.