Political Quotes

“today's consideration of the Education Sciences Reform Act marks an important step in addressing the quality and effectiveness of education research and technical assistance. I believe our work on this legislation over the last 3 years has produced a good bipartisan product that is much improved over the House passed version. I do want to thank Chairmen Castle and Boehner for their willingness to address Democratic concerns on this legislation and for working in a bipartisan manner to pass meaningful reform. This legislation addresses several critical issues in the area of education research. First is adequate resources. This bill authorizes approximately $700 million for the Department's research and technical assistance activities--nearly double existing funding. This level of funding is vital if the research Institute created under this legislation is to become a top-flight education research organization. The legislation also includes provisions sought by Representative Owens, a longtime leader in Congress on education research issues, to increase outreach to and involvement of HBCUs and HSIs, and to permit fellowships to build research knowledge and experience.”