[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 4405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1623]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Advisory Council on Education Statistics Nominations

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Acceptance of Nominations for Membership on the Advisory 
Council on Education Statistics (ACES).

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    1. Introduction--New reauthorizing legislation for the National 
Center for Education Statistics, (NCES) in the Office of Educational 
Research and Improvement, directs the Secretary of Education to expand 
the membership of the Advisory Council on Education Statistics. In 
accordance with this directive, notice is hereby given that the 
Secretary of Education is accepting nominations of individuals who are 
qualified to advise NCES, as described elsewhere in this Notice. NCES 
collects, analyzes and reports on the condition of education in the 
United States. (Section 405 of P.L. 103-382, Improving America's School 
Act, October 20, 1994; 108 stat. 3513, 4055.)
    2. Description of the Council--The Council shall consist of 18 
public members. (Previously, there were 7 public members.) There will 
be three members from each of the following categories: practicing 
educators, education policymakers, professional statisticians, 
education researchers, experts in educational measurement, and the 
general public.
    Members of the Council shall be appointed by the Secretary for 
three year terms, except that some initial terms may be shorter to 
avoid the expiration of more than six members in the same calendar 
year. The Council is required to meet at least two times a year.
    3. Functions of the Council--The Council has responsibility to:
    (a) Review policies for the operation of NCES and advise the 
Commissioner of NCES on standards to ensure that statistics and other 
information disseminated by the Center are of high quality and not 
subject to partisan political influence; and
    (b) Advise the Commissioner and the National Assessment Governing 
Board on technical and statistical matters related to the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress.
    4. Nomination Categories--Nominations are being requested for the 6 
categories cited above.
    5. Nomination Procedures--Nominations should include the nonimee's 
name, address, telephone number and brief biography and be mailed, no 
later than February 10, 1995, to Diane Rossi, U.S. Department of 
Education, Office of the Secretary of Education, 600 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Room 6100, Washington, DC 20202-0106. Individuals may 
nominate themselves for consideration.

    Dated: January 17, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-1623 Filed 1-20-95; 8:45 am]
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