Strengthening Education through Research Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Strengthening Education through Research Act Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) to require the Secretary of Education, in collecting information and data under that Act, to not duplicate other reporting requirements and to use information and data available from existing federal, state, and local sources to reduce the burden and cost to the Department of Education (ED), states, and local educational agencies (LEAs). TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM Amends the ESRA to require: (1) the mission of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to include providing national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of adult education, and (2) IES activities to be free of disability bias. Allows the IES to accept requests from the Secretary of Education to administer activities other than those assigned to it, provided they are consistent with the IES's priorities or mission. Allows a Director of the IES (Director) to be appointed to one additional six-year term in office. Adds to the Director's duties: (1) coordinating IES research activities with the education research activities of public and private entities, and (2) coordinating with the Secr…