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 112 STAT. 2681-405 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 informed of their child's progress in the tutorial program; and "(vi) will ensure that it does not disclose the name of any child who may be eligible for tutorial assistance pursuant to this section, the name of any parent of such a child, or any other personally identifiable information about such a parent or child, to any tutorial assistance provider (excluding the agency itself), without the prior written consent of such parent. 20 USC 666 If. " SEC. 2257. NATIONAL EVALUATION. "From funds reserved under section 2260(b)(1), the Secretary, through grants or contracts, shall conduct a national assessment of the programs under this part. In developing the criteria for the assessment, the Secretary shall receive recommendations from the peer review panel convened under section 2253(c)(2). 20 USC 6661g. " SEC. 2258. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION. "(a) IN GENERAL. — From funds reserved under section 2260(b)(2), the National Institute for Literacy shall disseminate information on scientifically based reading research and information on subgrantee projects under section 2255 or 2256 that have proven effective. At a minimum, the institute shall disseminate such information to all recipients of Federal financial assistance under titles I and VII of this Act, the Head Start Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. "(b) COORDINATION. —In carrying out this section, the National Institute for Literacy— "(1) shall use, to the extent practicable, information networks developed and maintained through other public and private persons, including the Secretary, the National Center for Family Literacy, and the Headline Program; "(2) shall work in conjunction with any pginel convened by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Secretary and any panel convened by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement to assess the current status of research-based knowledge on reading development, including the effectiveness of various approaches to teaching children to read, with respect to determining the criteria by which the National Institute for Literacy judges scientifically based reading research and the design of strategies to disseminate such information; and "(3) may assist any State educational agency selected to receive a grant under section 2253, and that requests such assistance— "(A) in determining whether applications submitted under section 2253 meet the requirements of this title relating to scientifically based reading research; and "(B) in the development of subgrant application forms. 20 USC 666 Ih. " SEC. 2259. STATE EVALUATIONS; PERFORMANCE REPORTS. "(a) STATE EVALUATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Each State educational agency that receives a grant under section 2253 shall evaluate the success of the agenc/s subgrantees in meeting the purposes of this part. At a minimum, the evaluation shall measure the extent to which students who are the intended beneficiaries of the

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