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20 U.S.C. § 9561 — State defined
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In this part, the term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible entities to provide technical assistance, support model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
**(b) Required activities** Funds received under this section shall be used to support activities to improve services provided under this chapter, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing such services to children with disabilities, that promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities through—
(1) implementing effective strategies for addressing inappropriate behavior of students with disabilities in schools, including strategies to prevent children with emotional and behavioral problems from developing emotional disturbances that require the provision of special education and related services;
(2) improving the alignment, compatibility, and development of valid and reliable assessments and alternate assessments for assessing student academic achievement, as described under [section 6311(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section6311/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) providing training for both regular education teachers and special education teachers to address the needs of students with different learning styles;
(4) disseminating information about innovative, effective, and efficient curricula designs, instructional approaches, and strategies, and identifying positive academic and social learning opportunities, that—
(A) provide effective transitions between educational settings or from school to post school settings; and
(B)
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If requested by a State or local educational agency, a regional educational laboratory under part D of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ([20 U.S.C. 9561](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section9561&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) shall provide technical assistance to such State or local educational agency in meeting the requirements of [section 7801(21) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801/21&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 9562
PART D—NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION
EVALUATION AND REGIONAL ASSISTANCE
§ 9561. Establishment
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Institute a Na-
tional Center for Education Evaluation and Re-
gional Assistance.
(b) Mission
The mission of the National Center for Edu-
cation Evaluation and Regional Assistance shall
be—
(1) to provide technical assistance;
(2) to conduct evaluations of Federal edu-
cation programs administered by the Sec-
retary (and as time and resources allow, other
education programs) to determine the impact
of such programs (especially on student aca-
demic achievement in the core academic areas
of reading, mathematics, and science);
(3) to support synthesis and wide dissemina-
tion of results of evaluation, research, and
products developed; and
(4) to encourage the use of scientifically
valid
education
research
and
evaluation
throughout the United States.
(c) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments
In carrying out the duties under this part, the
Director may award grants, enter into contracts
and cooperative agreements, and provide tech-
nical assistance.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 171, Nov. 5, 2002, 116
Stat. 1962.)
§ 9562. Commissioner for Education Evaluation
and Regional Assistance
(a) In general
The National Center for Education Evaluation
and Regional Assistance shall be headed by a
Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Re-
gional Assistance (in this part referred to as the
‘‘Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commis-
sioner’’) who is highly qualified and has dem-
onstrated a capacity to carry out the mission of
the Center and shall—
(1) conduct evaluations pursuant to section
9563 of this title;
(2) widely disseminate information on sci-
entifically
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