20 U.S.C. § 9561 — Establishment

to provide technical assistance^*;

to conduct evaluations of Federal education programs administered by the Secretary^* (and as time and resources allow, other education programs) to determine the impact of such programs (especially on student academic achievement in the core academic areas of reading, mathematics, and science);

to support synthesis and wide dissemination^* of results of evaluation, research, and products developed; and

to encourage the use of scientifically valid education research and evaluation throughout the United States.