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 PUBLIC LAW 109–270—AUG. 12, 2006

120 STAT. 705

to meet State adjusted levels of performance described in section 113(b). ‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall gather any information collected pursuant to subparagraph (A) and submit a report to the relevant committees in Congress. ‘‘(4) RESEARCH.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available under subsection (e), the Secretary, after consulting with the States, shall award a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, on a competitive basis, to an institution of higher education, a public or private nonprofit organization or agency, or a consortium of such institutions, organizations, or agencies to establish a national research center— ‘‘(i) to carry out scientifically based research and evaluation for the purpose of developing, improving, and identifying the most successful methods for addressing the education, employment, and training needs of participants, including special populations, in career and technical education programs, including research and evaluation in such activities as— ‘‘(I) the integration of— ‘‘(aa) career and technical instruction; and ‘‘(bb) academic, secondary and postsecondary instruction; ‘‘(II) education technology and distance learning approaches and strategies that are effective with respect to career and technical education; ‘‘(III) State adjusted levels of performance and State levels of performance that serve to improve career and technical education programs and student achievement; ‘‘(IV) academic knowledge and career and technical skills required for employment or participation in postsecondary education; and ‘‘(V) preparation for occupations in high skill, high wage, or high demand business and industry, including examination of— ‘‘(aa) collaboration between career and technical education programs and business and industry; and ‘‘(bb) academic and technical skills required for a regional or sectoral workforce, including small business; ‘‘(ii) to carry out scientifically based research and evaluation to increase the effectiveness and improve the implementation of career and technical education programs that are integrated with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards, including conducting research and development, and studies, that provide longitudinal information or formative evaluation with respect to career and technical education programs and student achievement; ‘‘(iii) to carry out scientifically based research and evaluation that can be used to improve the preparation and professional development of teachers, faculty, and administrators, and to improve student learning in

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