; (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) closing the achievement and performance gaps between high-performing and low-performing students, especially gaps in achievement or performance between minority and nonminority students and between disadvantaged students and such students' more advantaged peers; and ; and (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking children and inserting students ; and (ii) by inserting and into the workforce after postsecondary education ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) access to, transfer in, persistence in, and completion of high-quality and rigorous postsecondary education and training experiences, including through career and technical education; and . 114. National Board for Education Sciences Section 116(c)(4)(A)(ii) ( 20 U.S.C. 9516(c)(4)(A)(ii) ) is amended by inserting career and technical education experts, after may include . 115. Agreements Section 118 ( 20 U.S.C. 9518 ) is amended by inserting , the Division of Research and Evaluation of the Department of Labor, after the National Science Foundation . B National Center for Education Research 131. Establishment Section 131(b) ( 20 U.S.C. 9531(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and technical after academic ; and (B) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by striking the achievement gap and inserting achievement and performance gaps ; and (ii) by inserting and technical after academic ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting , including, as appropriate, alignment to other federally-funded workforce development research before the semicolon at the end. 132. Duties Section 133 ( 20 U.S.C. 9533 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: (6) ensure that research conducted under the direction of the Research Center is relevant to practice and policy across the full educational continuum, from early childhood to postsecondary education and into the workforce;