[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 4405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1623]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Council on Education Statistics Nominations
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Acceptance of Nominations for Membership on the Advisory
Council on Education Statistics (ACES).
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1. Introduction--New reauthorizing legislation for the National
Center for Education Statistics, (NCES) in the Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, directs the Secretary of Education to expand
the membership of the Advisory Council on Education Statistics. In
accordance with this directive, notice is hereby given that the
Secretary of Education is accepting nominations of individuals who are
qualified to advise NCES, as described elsewhere in this Notice. NCES
collects, analyzes and reports on the condition of education in the
United States. (Section 405 of P.L. 103-382, Improving America's School
Act, October 20, 1994; 108 stat. 3513, 4055.)
2. Description of the Council--The Council shall consist of 18
public members. (Previously, there were 7 public members.) There will
be three members from each of the following categories: practicing
educators, education policymakers, professional statisticians,
education researchers, experts in educational measurement, and the
general public.
Members of the Council shall be appointed by the Secretary for
three year terms, except that some initial terms may be shorter to
avoid the expiration of more than six members in the same calendar
year. The Council is required to meet at least two times a year.
3. Functions of the Council--The Council has responsibility to:
(a) Review policies for the operation of NCES and advise the
Commissioner of NCES on standards to ensure that statistics and other
information disseminated by the Center are of high quality and not
subject to partisan political influence; and
(b) Advise the Commissioner and the National Assessment Governing
Board on technical and statistical matters related to the National
Assessment of Educational Progress.
4. Nomination Categories--Nominations are being requested for the 6
categories cited above.
5. Nomination Procedures--Nominations should include the nonimee's
name, address, telephone number and brief biography and be mailed, no
later than February 10, 1995, to Diane Rossi, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of the Secretary of Education, 600 Independence
Avenue, SW, Room 6100, Washington, DC 20202-0106. Individuals may
nominate themselves for consideration.
Dated: January 17, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-1623 Filed 1-20-95; 8:45 am]
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