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The National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board works in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary and OERI to determine research priorities and evaluation standards. In addition, the Board works to determine priorities that ultimately guide the work of OERI and provide guidance to Congress in its oversight of OERI. Public members of the board are appointed by the Secretary and represent educational researchers, school-based professional educators, and parents.

The Board further specified that it shall be the mission of the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board (NERPPB) to guide the nation’s educational research, development, and dissemination agenda. It will do so by establishing policies and priorities that will enhance high quality, respected research, development, and dissemination and by communicating the value of educational research to the public.

In carrying out its mission, the NERPPB will:

review, synthesize, and interpret knowledge related to educational theory, practice, and policy;
articulate the nation’s educational research, development, and dissemination needs;
identify areas of educational research and development that promise significant progress in the understanding and improvement of education;
establish priorities for the nation’s educational research, development and dissemination efforts;
encourage and promote new educational research and development initiatives consistent with the priorities established by the Board;
advocate for human and financial resources for a productive RD&D system; and report periodically to Congress and the public.