Senator Edward Kennedy, from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, submitted this report in accompaniment to United States Senate Bill 2969 (S. 2969), which was introduced by Senator Kennedy and Senator Gregg on September 19, 2002. S. 2969 provides for an office within the Department of Education to conduct high quality research using a variety of scientifically valid methods, to evaluate Federal Education Programs as well as research conducted outside the Department, develop products, and to disseminate information that will improve the quality of education for all students. S. 2969 provides a new structure to that office, to be known as the U.S. Institute for Education Sciences. The Committee believes that the goal of providing every individual with a high quality education requires the continued pursuit of knowledge about education through research, development, data collection, synthesis, technical assistance and information dissemination. The contents of this report are as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) Purpose and Summary; (3) Background and Need for Legislation; (4) Legislative History and Committee Action; (5) Explanation of Bill and Committee Views; (6) Cost Estimate; (7) Regulatory Impact Statement; (8) Application of Law to the Legislative Branch; (9) Section-by-Section Analysis; and (10) Changes in Existing Law. (Contains 2 tables.)