Institute of Education Sciences
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The Institute of Education Sciences is the independent research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. federal education system, responsible for providing rigorous evidence to inform education policy and practice.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T201273 — 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: Institute of Education Sciences Context triple: [United States Department of Education, hasDivision, Institute of Education Sciences]
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Institute of Educational Studies
The Institute of Educational Studies is a specialized academic and research institute within Cairo University focused on advancing scholarship and professional training in the field of education.
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B.
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
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Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Harvard Graduate School of Education is a leading graduate institution dedicated to research, policy, and practice in education, known for shaping influential educators and education leaders worldwide.
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Graduate School of Education
The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania is a leading institution for research and advanced training in education, preparing scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to improve teaching and learning worldwide.
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Graduate School of Education
The Graduate School of Education at Stanford University is a leading institution for research and advanced training in education, preparing scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to improve teaching and learning worldwide.
- 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: Institute of Education Sciences Target entity description: The Institute of Education Sciences is the independent research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. federal education system, responsible for providing rigorous evidence to inform education policy and practice.
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Institute of Educational Studies
The Institute of Educational Studies is a specialized academic and research institute within Cairo University focused on advancing scholarship and professional training in the field of education.
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B.
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a federal executive agency responsible for establishing national education policy, administering federal financial aid, and overseeing and accrediting educational institutions across the country.
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C.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
The Harvard Graduate School of Education is a leading graduate institution dedicated to research, policy, and practice in education, known for shaping influential educators and education leaders worldwide.
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D.
Graduate School of Education
The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania is a leading institution for research and advanced training in education, preparing scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to improve teaching and learning worldwide.
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E.
Graduate School of Education
The Graduate School of Education at Stanford University is a leading institution for research and advanced training in education, preparing scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to improve teaching and learning worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
education research organization
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federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IES ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve educational outcomes for all students
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support evidence-based decision making in education ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| fieldOfWork |
education research
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education statistics ⓘ evidence-based education policy ⓘ program evaluation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ⓘ |
| funds |
education evaluation contracts
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education research grants ⓘ research and development centers in education ⓘ |
| hasRole |
evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education
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research arm of the U.S. Department of Education ⓘ statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 2002 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis | Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ⓘ |
| mission |
to describe the condition and progress of education in the United States
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to evaluate the effectiveness of federal and other education programs ⓘ to identify education practices that improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities ⓘ to support the development and use of education statistics ⓘ |
| operatesAgency |
Institute of Education Sciences
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
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National Center for Special Education Research
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| oversightBy |
United States Congress
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U.S. Congress
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| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Education
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Education
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| partOf | U.S. federal education system ⓘ |
| publishes |
What Works Clearinghouse reports
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education research reports ⓘ evaluation studies ⓘ statistical reports ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide rigorous evidence to inform education policy and practice ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Nation’s Report Card research support (via NCES)
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What Works Clearinghouse ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subOrganization |
Institute of Education Sciences
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
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National Center for Education Research
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| supervises |
Institute of Education Sciences
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
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National Center for Education Statistics
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National Center for Special Education Research
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| typeOfOrganization | non-regulatory agency ⓘ |
| website | https://ies.ed.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Institute of Education Sciences Description of subject: The Institute of Education Sciences is the independent research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. federal education system, responsible for providing rigorous evidence to inform education policy and practice.
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