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

  • LEARN Submits FY27 Appropriations Letter to LHHS Subcommittees

    LEARN Submits FY27 Appropriations Letter to LHHS Subcommittees On Monday, March 2, the LEARN Coalition submitted a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committee’s Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittees, urging increased funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the National Institute of Child Health…

  • LEARN Submits FY27 Appropriations Letter to CJS Subcommittees

    LEARN Submits FY27 Appropriations Letter to CJS Subcommittees On Monday, March 2, the LEARN Coalition submitted a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittees requesting $9.9 billion be allocated to NSF overall and $1.53 billion for the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU).

  • LEARN Sends Letter to Appropriations Leadership Regarding FY25 IES Funding

    LEARN Sends Letter to Appropriations Leadership Regarding FY25 IES Funding On Thursday, September 18, LEARN sent a letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House LHHS Appropriations Subcommittees urging the them to take action to ensure the Administration allocates IES funding before its period of eligibility expires at the end of this…

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Administration

  • LEARN Submits Response to Request for Information regarding Redesigning IES

    LEARN Submits Response to Request for Information regarding Redesigning IES On October 15, LEARN submitted a response to a request for information by the U.S. Department of Education regarding redesigning IES. See LEARN’s full response below.

  • LEARN Sends Letter to Department of Education Regarding IDEA Part D Grants

    LEARN Sends Letter to Department of Education Regarding IDEA Part D Grants On Wednesday, September 3, LEARN sent a letter to the Department of Education regarding recent media reports that the Department of Education may not make continuation awards or may otherwise terminate IDEA Part D grants. See the full letter below.

  • LEARN Sends Letter to Secretary McMahon Regarding IES and Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction

    LEARN Submits Letter to Secretary McMahon Regarding IES and Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction On Wednesday, June 20, LEARN sent a letter to Secretary McMahon and other Department of Education officials regarding the critical role of IES and education research in enabling the Department to meet its proposed priority around evidence-based literacy instruction. See the full letter…

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Policy

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