| FY2021 Funding Level (Dollars in Millions) | LEARN’s FY2022 Appropriations Requests | FY2022 President’ Budget Request (Dollars in Millions) | FY2022 House of Representative Requests (Dollars in Millions) | FY2022 Senate Requests (Dollars in Millions) | |
| Institute of Education Sciences (IES) | $642,000 | $700,000 | $737,500 | $814,500 | $814,492 |
| Research, Development and Dissemination | $197,877 | $267,880 | $267,900 | $260,880 | $267,880 |
| Special Education Research | $58,500 | $70,000 | $58,500 | $59,500 | $65,000 |
| Reconciliation Resources | $100,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Federal Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practices
In Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21), LEARN requested $737.5 million for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to help fund research on evidence-based practices in education.
Federal Support for Education Research and Development
LEARN supports robust increases in funding for research and development from FY 2021. LEARN is currently advocating for a $70 million increase for a total of $267.9 million for research and development.
Federal Funding for Special Education
LEARN supports a substantial funding increase for the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and is advocating for $11.5 million increase for a total of $70 million to go towards special education research in FY 2022.
COVID-19 Emergency Relief
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, LEARN has advocated for relief funds to support evidence based practices to address learning losses in schools. In 2021, LEARN supported the $100 million provided to IES in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to address learning losses.
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