Friends of IES, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to leadership in the Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies subcommittees of the Appropriations committees in the House and Senate urging them to provide $900 million in funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The letter details the critical IES educational programs that support our nation’s students, noting that “For our students to succeed and to be internationally competitive, we must make robust investments in the science of teaching and learning and we must have the necessary data to make evidenced-based decisions on allocating education dollars.”