Public Law 107-279
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Public Law 107-279 is the 2002 U.S. federal statute that overhauled federal education research by establishing the Institute of Education Sciences and reforming how education data and evaluation are conducted.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 107-279 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6167434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 107-279 Context triple: [Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, publicLawNumber, Public Law 107-279]
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Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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B.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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C.
Public Law 109-177
Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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D.
Public Law 107-71
Public Law 107-71 is the U.S. federal statute enacted after the September 11 attacks that overhauled aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
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E.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 107-279 Target entity description: Public Law 107-279 is the 2002 U.S. federal statute that overhauled federal education research by establishing the Institute of Education Sciences and reforming how education data and evaluation are conducted.
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A.
Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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B.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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C.
Public Law 109-177
Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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D.
Public Law 107-71
Public Law 107-71 is the U.S. federal statute enacted after the September 11 attacks that overhauled aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
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E.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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education research law ⓘ |
| abolishes | Office of Educational Research and Improvement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance reliability of education data
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improve quality of federal education research ⓘ strengthen evidence-based education policy ⓘ |
| amends | Elementary and Secondary Education Act provisions related to research and evaluation ⓘ |
| authorizesAppropriationsFor | Institute of Education Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 20 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title III—General Provisions
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Title II—Educational Technical Assistance ⓘ Title I—Education Sciences Reform ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsCenter |
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Center for Education Research NERFINISHED ⓘ National Center for Education Statistics NERFINISHED ⓘ National Center for Special Education Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createsOffice | Office of the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2002-11-05 ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf | Director of the Institute of Education Sciences ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2002-11-05 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 107th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | Institute of Education Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
federal education research grants
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operations of the National Center for Education Statistics ⓘ regional educational laboratories ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
advisory boards for education research
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confidentiality of education data ⓘ independence of education statistics ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| policyArea |
education
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science and technology policy ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 107-279 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizes | federal education research structure ⓘ |
| requires |
peer review of education research
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public reporting of education statistics ⓘ regular evaluation of federal education programs ⓘ use of scientifically based research methods in education research ⓘ |
| setsTermLengthFor | Director of the Institute of Education Sciences ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 116 Stat. 1940 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
education research
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education statistics ⓘ program evaluation in education ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Public Law 107-279 Description of subject: Public Law 107-279 is the 2002 U.S. federal statute that overhauled federal education research by establishing the Institute of Education Sciences and reforming how education data and evaluation are conducted.
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