; (2) the amount of such a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including the award period and amount received in each fiscal year; and (3) the activities supported or carried out by such award, including applicable research area and methodology. . B National Center for Education Research 131. Establishment Section 131(b) ( 20 U.S.C. 9531(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) to sponsor sustained research that will lead to the accumulation of knowledge and understanding of education to ensure that all students, particularly subgroups of students, have access to high-quality educational opportunities, including by— (A) improving educational outcomes, particularly student academic achievement, and closing the opportunity and achievement gap between students, particularly each subgroup of students; (B) supporting high-quality teaching and learning; (C) increasing the identification and development of evidence-based practices or policies, such as use of science of learning and human development; (D) improving evidence use by practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers; and (E) improving access to, and completion of, postsecondary education; ; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting the following: (2) to promote quality and integrity through the use of accepted practices of scientific inquiry to obtain knowledge and understanding of the validity of education theories, practices, or conditions; and (3) to promote engagement, the synthesis of education research, the development of evidence-based practices, wide dissemination of research, and evidence use— (A) in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders