U.S. Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
C. Kent McGuire
Assistant Secretary
National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board
Kenji Hakuta
Chair
Eve M. Bither
Executive Director
April 1999
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