; (B) educational practices that support learning to improve student outcomes, including academic achievement and access to high-quality educational opportunities for all students, particularly for each subgroup of students; and (C) the effectiveness of Federal and other education programs. (2) Carrying out mission In carrying out the mission described in paragraph (1), the Institute shall— (A) compile statistics, develop evidence-based products, promote evidence use, and conduct research, evaluations, and wide dissemination in a manner that is responsive to the educational challenges facing students, families, practitioners, and education system leaders; and (B) ensure that such activities— (i) conform to high standards of quality, integrity, and accuracy; and (ii) are objective, secular, neutral, and nonideological and are free of partisan political influence and bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability. ; and (2) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by striking the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance and inserting the National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use . 112. Functions Section 112 ( 20 U.S.C. 9512 ) is amended— (1) by striking section 194 and inserting section 182 ; and (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the following: (1) conduct and support scientifically valid research activities, including basic research, applied research, and field-initiated research, statistics activities, scientifically valid education evaluation, development, wide dissemination, and evidence use; (2) support collaborative identification and development of research questions, designs, and methods among researchers, students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers, and widely disseminate the findings and results of scientifically valid research in education to such individuals and within the Department and the Federal Government