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National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board

The National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board (NERPPB) is authorized by the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. The Board was established to work collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) to forge a national consensus with respect to a long-term agenda for educational research, development, dissemination, and the activities of the Office. The Board regularly reviews, evaluates, and publicly comments upon the implementation of its policies by the U.S. Department of Education and the Congress. From time to time, the Board commissions papers from outstanding scholars and researchers on issues pertaining to educational research and improvement. This publication derives from a conference, National Directions in Education Research Planning, which was co-sponsored by the Board and OERI on June 17-18, 1998 in McLean, Virginia.

Members

Kenji Hakuta, Chair
School of Education
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Patricia Ann Baltz
Teacher
Camino Grove Elementary School
Arcadia, CA

James E. Bottoms
Senior Vice President
Southern Regional Education Board
Atlanta, GA

Jomills H. Braddock, II
Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology
University of Miami
Miami, FL

John T. Bruer
President
James S. McDonnell Foundation
St. Louis, MO

Ann B. Clark
Principal
Vance High School at Governors' Village
Charlotte, NC

Edmund W. Gordon
Professor Emeritus
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Sharon L. Kagan
Senior Associate
Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy
Yale University
New Haven, CT

Glenda T. Lappan
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Robert W. Marley
Department of Health and Physical Education
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Joyce Muhlestein
Utah Center for Families
Salt Lake City, UT

Alba A. Ortiz
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
and Research
College of Education
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Claire L. Pelton
The College Board
San Jose, CA

Ex Officio Members

Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research and Improvement,
U.S. Department of Education
Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Director of Research, U.S. Department of Defense
Director of Research and Demonstration, U.S. Department of Labor
Librarian, Library of Congress
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts
Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities
Director, National Institutes of Health
Director, National Science Foundation
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