The subcommittee proposal would increase funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) by only $2.1 million compared to FY 2014 levels. This amount falls short of appropriations for the agency in FY 2012 and is $58.2 million below President Obama’s budget request for FY 2015. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) would receive a boost of $3 million, while research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) would be increased by $5 million. Details on the allocations of funding within IES, as well as comparisons to previous fiscal years and President Obama’s funding request, are noted below.
Institute of Education Sciences Appropriations History and FY 2015 Proposals ($ millions)
2012 (actual)
2013 (actual)
2014 (actual)
2015 (budget request)
2015 Senate Labor-H
IES Total
593.6
562.6
576.9
637.2
579.0
Research, Development, and Dissemination (RD&D)
189.8
179.9
190.3
184.9
Statistics (NCES)
108.7
103.1
122.7
106.1
Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs)
57.4
54.4
55.4
Assessment (NAEP and NAGB)
138.3
131.1
140.2
132.3
Research in Special Education
49.9
47.3
54.0
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS)
38.1
36.1
34.5
70.0
Special Education Studies and Evaluations
11.4
10.8
13.4
11.8
The House Appropriations Committee, meanwhile, has not yet announced when it will begin consideration on a House Labor-H bill.