LEARN wrote to Senate leadership expressing their strong support for the inclusion of $100 million towards IES in the House of Representatives reconciliation bill and urging the Senate to match this provision. In the letter, LEARN described how this additional funding would allow IES to conduct research on the education tools needed to respond to COVID-19’s learning loss. LEARN emphasized in their Senate request for $100 million for IES that these funds will assist in ensuring that the education recovery from COVID-19 is based on research and evidence-based practice.
You can access the letter here: LEARN Senate IES Funding Request 2.10.21