Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness

First Annual Conference 2008 - Keynote Speakers

Grover (Russ) Whitehurst Director Institute of Education Sciences United States Department of Education

Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst was appointed by President George W. Bush to a six-year term as the first Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. The Institute was established within the U.S. Department of Education by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, which was signed into law November 5, 2002. The Institute conducts, supports and disseminates research on education practices that improve academic achievement, statistics on the condition of education in the United States and evaluations of the effectiveness of federal and other education programs. As director, Whitehurst administers the Institute, including the activities of the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, the National Center for Education Research, and the National Center for Special Education Research. He coordinates the work of the Institute with related activities carried out by other agencies within the Department and the federal government. He advises the secretary on research, evaluation and statistics relevant to the work of the Department. And, he engages in a variety of activities to encourage the use of scientifically based research in education policy and decision making throughout the United States.

Selected Presentations:

April 26, 2004
Presentation by Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Director, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University. "Making Education Evidence-Based: Premises, Principles, Pragmatics, and Politics"

October, 2002
Evidence-Based Education (EBE): Presentation by Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Director, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, at the Student Achievement and School Accountability Conference

April 25, 2002
High Schools and Transition into the Workforce: Statement of Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, Before the House Subcommittee on Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations

Questions may be sent to inquiries@educationaleffectiveness.org

To learn more about SREE, please visit our web page.