[Federal Register: November 12, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 219)]
[Notices]               
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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 committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Committee on Standards 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 19(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended 
to notify the public of their opportunity to attend.

DATES AND TIMES: December 5, 1996; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: First Floor Conference Room, 80 F St., N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Christensen, Designated Federal Official, National Educational 
Research Policy and Priorities Board, 80 F St., N.W., 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 committee is open to the public.
    The agenda for December 5 will center on a review of the standards 
which are under development for evaluating and assessing the

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performance of all recipients of grants from and cooperative agreements 
and contracts with the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. 
The Committee will also discuss issues pertaining to standards for 
reviewing and designating exemplary and promising programs. A final 
agenda will be available from the Board's office on November 27.
    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, 80 F St., NW Washington, D.C. 20208-7564.

    Dated: November 6, 1996.
Eve M. Bither,
Executive Director.
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