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National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board

The National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board (NERPPB) is authorized by the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. The Board works collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) to forge a national consensus with respect to a long-term agenda for educational research, development, dissemination, and the activities of the Office. The Board regularly reviews, evaluates, and publicly comments upon the implementation of its policies by the U.S. Department of Education and the Congress.

The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education appoints members of the Board. They represent the research community, school-based professional educators, and individuals who are knowledgeable about the educational needs of the United States.

Appointed Members

Kenji Hakuta, Chair Professor School of Education Stanford University Stanford, CA	Sharon L. Kagan Senior Associate Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy Yale University New Haven, CT
Patricia Ann Baltz Teacher Camino Grove Elementary School Arcadia, CA	Glenda T. Lappan Professor Department of Mathematics Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
James E. Bottoms Senior Vice President Southern Regional Education Board Atlanta, GA	Robert W. Marley Adjunct Professor Department of Health and Physical Education Wichita State University Wichita, KS
Jomills H. Braddock, II Professor and Chair Department of Sociology University of Miami Miami, FL	Joyce Muhlestein Project Director Utah Parent Information Resource Center Salt Lake City, UT
John T. Bruer President James S. McDonnell Foundation St. Louis, MO	Alba A. Ortiz Professor College of Education University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Ann B. Clark Principal Vance High School at Governors' Village Charlotte, NC	Claire L. Pelton Director of Academic Services, Western Office The College Board San Jose, CA
Edmund W. Gordon Professor Emeritus Yale University New Haven, CT	E. Lea Schelke Teacher Trenton High School Trenton, MI
Paul D. Goren Director, Child and Youth Development Program on Human and Community Development The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chicago, IL

Ex Officio Members

Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research and Improvement,
U.S. Department of Education
Director of Research, U.S. Department of Defense
Director of Research, U.S. Department of Labor
Director, National Science Foundation
Director, National Institutes of Health
Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities
Librarian of Congress
Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, U.S. Department of Interior

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