LEARN wrote the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees overseeing funding for the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute […]
LEARN sends Letter Opposing Cuts to IES
Last week, LEARN, led the effort to send two letters to the House Rules and Appropriations Committees, respectively, in opposition to drastic cuts in research funding. As part of the House Consideration of eight of the 12 appropriations bills, an […]
LEARN Supports Key Education Research Funding
LEARN wrote the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees overseeing funding for the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute […]
LEARN Co-Leads Community Sign-On Letter in Support of IES Funding
LEARN, along with the American Educational Research Association (AERA), co-led a community sign-on letter to leaders of the House Appropriations Committee in support of funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that garnered the support of nearly 100 organizations […]
LEARN Holds 2016 Fall Advocacy Day – September 20
On September 20, several LEARN coalition members gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual Fall Advocacy Day. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Ruth Neild, Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), about the Institute’s current priorities […]
LEARN Co-Chairs Release Statement on Proposed Cuts to IES In FY17 Spending Bill
Below is a statement from the Co-Chairs of the Learning and Education Academic Research Network (LEARN) Coalition related to the House Appropriations Committee’s consideration of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding […]
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 […]