(a) Establishment
There is established in the Institute a National Center for Education Research (in this part referred to as the “Research Center”).
(b) MissionThe mission of the Research Center is—
(1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education, to—
(3)
to promote quality and integrity through the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of education theories, practices, or conditions; and
(4)
to promote scientifically valid research findings that can provide the basis for improving academic instruction and lifelong learning.