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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance

NCEE conducts unbiased, large-scale evaluations of education programs supported by federal funds; provides training and coaching to states, districts, and institutions of higher education to support their improvement goals; and encourages the development and use of research and evaluation in education systems throughout the United States.

How We Support Educators and Policymakers

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
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Find What Works

For nearly two decades, the WWC has been a central and trusted source of scientific evidence on education programs, products, practices, and policies. We review the research, determine which studies meet rigorous standards, and summarize the findings. We focus on high-quality research to answer the question “what works in education?”

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Practice Guides
Evidence-based recommendations for educators to improve student outcomes.
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Intervention Reports
Summaries of findings of the highest quality research on education interventions and practices.
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Reviews of Individual Studies
Browse our collection of WWC-reviewed individual studies.
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Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs)
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Partnering with educators and policymakers nationwide

For nearly 60 years, our ten RELs have collaborated with school districts, state departments of education, and other education stakeholders to help generate and apply education policies, programs, and practices designed to improve learner outcomes 

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Evaluation Studies
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Improving Education Through Objective, Rigorous, and Actionable Evaluation

NCEE's Evaluation Division provides decision makers with information about the implementation and effectiveness of federal programs and innovative strategies as well as how those programs could help improve outcomes for students, educators, and communities.  

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Evidence-Building and Evaluation Planning
Learn how the Department of Education, supported by NCEE’s Evaluation Division, builds evidence to inform education policy and practice.
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Learn about accessing Evaluation Data
Are you a researcher? Here’s where you can learn more about accessing our evaluation data.
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Technical Assistance
Conducting strong impact studies requires an understanding of numerous technical topics. The materials on this page are designed for evaluators who want basic resources on the design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of findings from impact studies.
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Education Resource Information Center (ERIC)
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What is ERIC?

ERIC is an internet-based digital library of education research and information sponsored by IES, providing access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature from 1966 to the present. ERIC's mission is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable database of education research and information for educators, researchers, and the general public. 

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Browse the ERIC collection
The ERIC collection includes bibliographic records for 1.6 million items indexed since 1966.
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National Library of Education (NLE)
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About the NLE

Operating as a depository library under the Federal Depository Library Program of the U. S. Government Publishing Office, the Library serves as the federal government’s primary education information resource to the public, education community, and other government agencies. Its current collection is available in print and online and focuses on a number of subjects and their relationship to education including psychology, law, and sociology.  

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Library Catalog
You can search the entirety of the National Library of Education and beyond.
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Evaluation Brief

Participation in the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program Since the 2017 Reauthorization

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Evaluation Report

A Multisite Cluster Randomized Trial of the Effects of CompassLearning Odyssey® Math on the Math Achievement of Selected Grade 4 Students in the Mid-Atlantic Region

This report was prepared for the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, under contract ED-06C0-0029 with Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic administered by Pennsylvania State University. IES evaluation reports present objective information on the conditions of implementation and impacts of the programs being evaluated. IES evaluation reports do not include conclusions or recommendations or views with regard to actions policyma
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Matthew Soldner

Meet the Commissioner

Matthew Soldner

Dr. Matthew Soldner has served as Commissioner of NCEE and Chief Evaluation Officer of the U.S. Department of Education since 2018. Since April 2024, Dr. Soldner has also served as the Acting Director of IES.Dr. Soldner's areas of expertise include the use of rigorous evidence to improve education policy and the implementation and evaluation of efforts to improve postsecondary outcomes for students. His PhD is from the University of Maryland's College of Education.
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Meta-Analysis Training Institute (MATI)

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Bayesian Longitudinal Data Modeling in Education Sciences

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Summer Research Training Institute on Cluster-Randomized Trials

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