Studies and evaluations

The Secretary shall delegate to the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences responsibility to carry out this section, other than subsections (d) and (f). The Secretary shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded to eligible entities on a competitive basis, assess the progress in the implementation of this chapter, including the effectiveness of State and local efforts to provide— The Secretary shall carry out a national assessment of activities carried out with Federal funds under this chapter in order— The national assessment shall assess activities supported under this chapter, including— the effectiveness of schools, local educational agencies, States, other recipients of assistance under this chapter, and the Secretary in achieving the purposes of this chapter by— The Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress— The Secretary shall carry out a national study or studies to examine— the criteria that States use to determine— The Secretary shall provide an annual report to Congress that— In carrying out this section, the Secretary may support objective studies, evaluations, and assessments, including studies that— assess educational and transitional services and results for children with disabilities from minority backgrounds, including— data on— measure educational and transitional services and results for children with disabilities served under this chapter, including longitudinal studies that— The Secretary shall study, and report to Congress regarding, the extent to which States adopt policies described in section 1435(c)(1) of this title and on the effects of those policies.