On October 23, 2024, APA Services joined the educational research community in a letter of collective support (PDF, 113KB)opens in new window for the immediate confirmation of Adam Gamoran, PhD, as the next director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), chair and ranking member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Working collaboratively, IES’ four centers—the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), National Center for Education Research, National Center for Special Education Research and National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance—provide independent, nonpartisan, scientific evidence “essential for addressing educational challenges [including] improving student achievement, enhancing educational equity, and preparing our nation’s workforce for the future.”
Highlighting the “unprecedented challenges in education,” the letter’s signatories cited the need for Gamoran’s “strong visionary leadership... to solve complex issues, inspire evidence-informed innovation, and drive meaningful change.” Current president of the William T. Grant Foundation, Gamoran is a former National Board for Education Sciences member and led a National Academies report, The Future of Education Research at IES: Advancing an Equity-Oriented Scienceopens in new window.
Concluding, the letter urges the committee to confirm Gamoran without delay to allow IES to “effectively address the need for data-driven solutions to support student learning, improve educational outcomes, and ensure that all students have the opportunity to reach their full potential.”
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