; and (B) responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders; (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the Institute in— (A) carrying out the Institute’s priorities and mission; (B) engaging with practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers to promote the use, usefulness, and impact of scientifically valid research activities and supporting the development of evidence-based practices, wide dissemination, evidence use, and continuous improvement; and (C) increasing the participation of researchers and institutions that have been historically underrepresented in Federal education research activities of the Institute, including community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions; (3) a description of any recommendations regarding actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute and the National Education Centers to carry out their missions and priorities, and to improve governance within the Institute; (4) a description of the number of staff serving the Board, in accordance with subsection (c)(8), the activities carried out by the Board, and any challenges faced by the Board in carrying out the Board’s duties described in subsection (b)