Patsy T. Mink: “I rise in support of H.R. 3801, the Education Science Reform Act of 2002. H.R. 3801 marks a significant step forward in…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 3801, the Education Science Reform Act of 2002. H.R. 3801 marks a significant step forward in the Congress' effort to improve the research, evaluation, and technical assistance focus of the Department of Education. High quality research, statistics, development, and technical assistance is critical to improving education in the 21st century. H.R. 3801 authorizes a total of $700 million for the Department of Education's research, statistics, evaluations, and technical assistance activities. This is nearly double the current funding and ensures that almost 1 percent, or $400 million, of the Department's budget will be reserved for research activities. This ensures that the Academy of Education Sciences that the bill creates will become a premier education research organization that is capable of producing high quality research. H.R. 3801 also creates the Regional Development and Technical Assistance program that provides funds for two entities per region.”