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January 30, 1996  
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Riley Names Members To Council on Education Statistics

U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley today announced the appointment of 12 new members to the Advisory Council on Education Statistics, bringing the total number to 18. "Providing timely, reliable information is a critical function of the Education Department," Riley said. "We look to this panel for insight and guidance in helping us do the job right."

• Eva Baker, professor of education, School of Education, and co-director, Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing, University of California, Los Angeles

• Boyd W. Boehlje, attorney, and past president of the National School Boards Association, Pella, Iowa

• Lloyd Bond, professor of educational research methodology, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

• Robert F. Boruch, university trustee chair professor, Statistics Department, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

• Frederick H. Brigham, Jr., consultant, and former National Catholic Education Association executive, Silver Spring, Md

• Ruben A. Carriedo, assistant superintendent for planning assessment and accountability division, San Diego Unified School District

• Thomas Fisher, director, Student Assessment Services Program, Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee Richard Chapleau, 1995 California Teacher of the Year, science teacher, Lancaster High School, Lancaster, CA

• Pascal D. Forgione, Jr., Delaware superintendent of public instruction and commissioner-designate, National Center for Education Statistics Patricia Joan Henley, director, Missouri Center for Safe Schools, University of Kansas City

• Janet L. Norwood, senior fellow, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.

• Claibourne D. Smith, vice president for technology and professional development, Dupont Corp., Wilmington, DE

The council is responsible for:

• reviewing general policies for operation of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES);

• advising on standards to ensure that statistics and analyses disseminated by the center are of high quality and not subject to political influences; and

• advising the NCES commissioner and the National Assessment Governing Board on technical and statistical matters related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Membership in the council is required by legislation to be comprised of three persons from each of the following categories: policymakers; practicing educators; professional statisticians; education researchers; experts in education measurement; and the general public.