[Update 3/3/26] "U.S. Department of Education Receives Recommendations to Reform the Institute of Education Sciences" (2/27/26) "Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon received a report from U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor Dr. Amber Northern with suggestions on how to reform the Institute for Education Sciences (IES). The report entitled Reimagining the Institute of Education Sciences outlines her recommendations to ensure IES provides state and local policymakers, educators, and relevant stakeholders with high-quality, actionable research and data."

[Update 2/12/26]

From the American Statistical Association (ASA)

The ASA Reimagining-NCES project team is assembling this list of papers, reports, and projects about the value of NCES products and about supporting, restoring, or envisioning NCES and its products or functions to inform our project. Please help us make this list as comprehensive and current as possible.

Original announcement:

"With the support of Lumina Foundation and William T. Grant Foundation, the ASA is launching a project to define a revitalized National Center for Education Statistics that is more efficient and agile. While our primary audience is policymakers in the administration and Congress, we want broad input and discussion for what could be a once-in-a-lifetime discussion. Our goal is to publish recommendations in spring 2026 for discussion and consideration. To inform those recommendations, we are hosting small roundtables with key audiences this fall and winter."

Read "NCES: Perspectives, Insights, and Recommendations from Former Leaders" on the ASA website.

Read the complete announcement and sign up for updates on the ASA website.