Sec. 10. Research and evaluation for family engagement in education
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Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 6491 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, after consultation with the advisory committee established under subsection (b), shall develop recommended metrics on family engagement in education for State educational agencies that reserve funds under section 1005 and local educational agencies that reserve funds under section 1118 and provide recommendations on the integration of metrics into State accountability and longitudinal data systems.
The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee, including researchers and representatives from national nonprofit organizations with expertise in family engagement in education, to make data-driven recommendations regarding metrics required under subsection (a). From funds appropriated to carry out this subpart, the Secretary shall conduct research on effective family engagement in education, including through awarding grants and entering into contracts with eligible entities.
Such research may include— exploratory research to discover the underlying processes or components of family engagement in education programs that are associated with improved education outcomes for students; research to— develop culturally sensitive strategies or programs for improving family engagement in education; and rigorously evaluate the impact of such strategies or programs on students' education outcomes; and research to— develop professional development programs intended to enable school personnel to support parental involvement in education; and rigorously evaluate the impact of such programs on students' education outcomes. .
The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1504 the following: Sec. 1505. Research and evaluation for family engagement in education. .
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