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In a bold departure from previous federal programs, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that federal dollars in education be steered toward programs and practices proven effective by scientific research. In 2002, Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act, which created the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to support and fulfill that requirement. With the reauthorization of the IES approaching in 2008 and the reauthorization of NCLB still pending, it is an opportune time to assess where we stand and what lies ahead for educational research. How has scientific research influenced policymaking and education research in the past six years? How can federal policymakers encourage effective interaction between research, policy, and practice?

At this event, AEI director of education policy studies Frederick M. Hess will present findings from his new book, When Research Matters: How Scholarship Influences Education Policy (Harvard Education Press, 2008). Susan Fuhrman, president of Columbia University Teachers College; James Kohlmoos, president of the Knowledge Alliance; Gerald Sroufe, director of government relations for the American Educational Research Association; and Grover “Russ” J. Whitehurst, the director of the Institute of Education Sciences, will join the discussion.