Keywords: NCES, NISS, expert advice, survey research, education data
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)and the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) have been involved in a thriving partnership which allows NCES to meet its ongoing needs for timely expert consultation with academic and industry experts on cutting-edge data, statistical, and survey research topics. This presentation will cover the origins and benefits of the partnership, and briefly review the partnership activities from the beginning in 1995 to the present, and conclude with an overall assessment of this cooperative venture.