[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25484-25485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12742]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board;
Meeting
AGENCY: National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board,
Education.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities
Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of
this meeting is required under Section 10 (a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their
opportunity to attend.
DATES AND TIME: June 6, 1996, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; June 7, 1996, 8 a.m. to
2:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: First Floor Conference Room, 80 F Street NW., Washington,
D.C. 20208.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Christensen, Designated Federal Official, National Educational
Research Policy and Priorities Board, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW.,
Washington, D.C. 20208-7564. Telephone: (202) 219-2065; Fax: (202) 219-
1528. Internet: John__Christensen@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Educational Research Policy and
Priorities Board is authorized by Section 921 of the Educational
Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (the
Act). The Board works collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary for
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (the Office) to
forge a national consensus with respect to a long-term agenda for
educational research, development, and dissemination, and to provide
advice and assistance to the Assistant Secretary in administering the
duties of the Office. The Act directs the Board to provide guidance to
the Congress in its oversight of the Office; to advise the United
States on the Federal educational research and development effort; and
to solicit advice from practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to
define research needs and suggestions for research topics. The meeting
of the Board is open to the public.
The agenda for June 6 will center on the solicitation of public
comment prior to the development of a long-term Educational Research
Priorities Plan. On June 7, the Board will review the activities of
several research and
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development centers funded by the Office. A final agenda will be
available from the Board's office on May 29.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings, and are available for
public inspection at the office of the National Educational Research
Policy and Priorities Board, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington,
D.C. 20208-7564.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 96-12742 Filed 5-20-96; 8:45 am]
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