# Federal Register #2026-23155

Education Department Request for Input on IDEA Implementation Evaluation Priorities

**Buyer:** U.S. Department of Education — Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE)
**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-23155

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public input to help shape future evaluations of how IDEA is implemented.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), through the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), in collaboration with the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER).
- **Input sought:** Priorities for future evaluations of state and local implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including which topics and research questions to prioritize, what data are available or needed, and how findings should be collected and shared.
- **Evaluation topics:** Access; appropriate services and educational outcomes; procedural safeguards; statewide systems, accountability, and flexibility; fiscal and resource effectiveness; and national activities authorized under IDEA Part D.
- **Intended use:** Inform evaluation planning and identify useful products and findings for practitioners and policymakers, including the potential role of National Center for Education Statistics activities.
- **Procurement status:** This is an information request, not a request for proposals or a commitment to award a contract. No products, contracted services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are specified.

### Description

The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), in collaboration with the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), seeks public input on priority questions for future evaluations of how States and local agencies implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The potential evaluation areas include access, services and educational outcomes, procedural safeguards, statewide systems and accountability, fiscal and resource effectiveness, and national activities. Comments are requested on research priorities, data needs, and ways to share findings with practitioners and policymakers. This is an information request only, not a request for proposals, and the Department will not pay for responses.

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