Sec. 8. Research and development
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The Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences and other relevant Federal offices and agencies and entities to investigate, identify, and disseminate best practices to fully implement title IX and reduce and prevent sex discrimination in all areas of education, including— the reduction and prevention of sex stereotyping, bias, and discrimination in curricula, textbooks, software, and other educational materials; the development of policies and programs to— address and prevent sexual and sex-based harassment and violence; and ensure that campuses are free from threats to the safety of students, teachers, faculty, and personnel; the development and evaluation of— counseling and career guidance training; and programs to reduce and prevent sex stereotyping, bias, and discrimination; best practices for mitigating implicit bias in teaching, discipline, and all areas of education; best practices for addressing the needs of students who face discrimination based on multiple characteristics, including— race; ethnicity; national origin; disability status; religion; age; or actual or perceived sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity); and other activities that the Secretary determines are consistent with the purposes of this Act.
The best practices described under subsection
(a)shall be published on the Office for Gender Equity resource center website, as described in section 5(b)(5), and the What Works Clearinghouse website of the Institute of Education Sciences.