About LEARN Coalition
LEARN was created with the express purpose of educating members of Congress (House and Senate), their staff, staff of critical congressional committees, and other policy makers about the importance of research on learning and development. Specifically, LEARN advocates for federal investment in multi-disciplinary research to advance the scientific understanding of learning and development. LEARN also highlights innovations underway at member institutions and provides evidenced-based information to assist legislators and policymakers in understanding the importance of research in improving education across the nation. See our member institutions.
Appropriations
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LEARN Submits Letter Regarding NCER & NCSER IES Review Panels
On Monday, February 19, LEARN submitted a letter expressing concern over the stoppage of review panels at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the cancellation of other IES contracts. In this letter, LEARN urged appropriators to pursue a legislative […]
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LEARN Submits Letter Opposing NIH Indirect Cost Rate Changes
On Monday, February 19, LEARN submitted a letter formally objecting to the NIH indirect cost rate changes proposed by the Administration. In this letter, LEARN expressed strong support for the continuation of bipartisan language that has historically prohibited such changes […]
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LEARN Submits LHHS Testimony to Senate Appropriations for FY 25
On Tuesday, May 21, LEARN submitted a testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding for the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the National Institute […]
Administration
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LEARN Submits Nominations for the National Board for Education Sciences
LEARN submitted 14 member recommendations from esteemed Institutes of Higher Education nationwide for appointment to the National Board for Education Services (NBES). Given the importance of IES and the current absence of any NBES members, LEARN emphasized that the Biden […]
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Letter to the Editor from LEARN Co-Chairs Published in Education Week
Education Week, a leading, national source for education news, recently published a Letter to the Editor from LEARN co-chairs Dean Donna Wiseman, Dean Glenn Good, and Dean Donald Heller – along with Elizabeth Talbott from the Center for Exceptional Children […]
Policy
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LEARN submits policy recommendations to the Senate HELP Committee for the upcoming Advanced Education Research Act (AREA)
On December 11, LEARN sent policy recommendations to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions in response to the Committee’s regarding the reauthorization of the Education Science Reform Act (ESRA). These recommendations […]
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LEARN submits policy recommendations to the Senate HELP Committee in response to its request for information on a future ESRA reauthorization
On April 19, 2023, LEARN sent policy recommendations to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions in response to the Committee’s request for information regarding the reauthorization of the Education Science Reform […]
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LEARN Comments on NASEM Report “The Future of Education Research at IES”
LEARN Submitted comments to IES leadership in response to the recently released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) report titled “The Future of Education Research at IES.” In the letter, LEARN discussed the critical need for more IES […]