WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leading scholars and private foundation presidents shared the Capitol Hill stage to highlight the payoffs of long-term investment in education research at a Capitol Hill briefing on Monday, February 14, 2011. Speakers emphasized that education research based on long-term funding has led to important payoffs for education policy and practice in such areas as resource allocation, school and classroom organization, and the education and evaluation of teachers.
The Education Deans Alliance, American Educational Research Association, and the National Academy of Education convened the 11 a.m. briefing, held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.