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Driving Innovation through Research IES invests in high-quality research that sparks innovative solutions to real-world challenges in education.

Measuring Progress and the Condition of Education IES collects, analyzes and shares meaningful data about student performance and the effectiveness of education policies and practices.

Identifying What Works in Education The What Works Clearinghouse reviews research to support evidence-based decision making in education.

Putting Research to Work in Education The Regional Educational Laboratories work with educators and policymakers to address real-world challenges in education and improve teaching and learning.

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What's New at IES

Nov12

Measuring eighth-grade digital literacy during the post-COVID recovery period. NCES Releases the U.S. Results From the 2023 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) Web Report

The National Center for Education Statistics releases the U.S. Results From the 2023 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) Web Report on November 12, 2024. This report describes the performance of U.S. eighth-grade students in computer and information literacy and computational thinking in 2023. It also compares U.S. results in 2023 with U.S. results in 2018 and compares U.S. results with results in other countries. » More info

Oct30

IES releases report on federal efforts to promote family engagement with schools

Report describes the implementation of federally-funded statewide family engagement centers and their alignment with program priorities. » More info

Oct30

Now Available: ERIC Metrics Portal

ERIC has developed a new online metrics portal, which allows publishers, editors, academics, and users to view metrics of the digital library’s content. This portal displays statistics for all active sources that ERIC indexes, including both journals and grey literature. » More info

The Work of IES

Watch a short video on how IES is supporting the development and use of independent education research, evaluation, and statistics.

Office of Science

The IES Office of Science oversees peer review of reports and research grant applications.

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Featured Resources

The Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER)

Learn more about the Standards and access resources for making education research more transformational.

Transition from DUNS Number to Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Fact Sheet

Information about the Federal government's transition from the DUNS Number to Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

Featured Publications

Educator's Practice Guide to Support Reading For Understanding, K-3

This new What Works Clearinghouse guide has research-based recommendations for improving early grades reading and ideas and tips for implementation in the classroom.

Guide to Education Data Privacy

This free resource for states and districts was developed by practitioners in the field through the National Forum on Education Statistics. It is designed to assist school staff in protecting the confidentiality of student data.