Performance of duties
Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
Gathering information
Sampling
Source of information
The Statistics Commissioner may, as appropriate, use information collected—
from States, local educational agencies, public and private schools, preschools, institutions of higher education, vocational and adult education programs, libraries, administrators, teachers, students, the general public, and other individuals, organizations, agencies, and institutions (including information collected by States and local educational agencies for their own use); and
by other offices within the Institute and by other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.
Collection
The Statistics Commissioner may—
enter into interagency agreements for the collection of statistics;
arrange with any agency, organization, or institution for the collection of statistics; and
assign employees of the Statistics Center to any such agency, organization, or institution to assist in such collection.
Technical assistance and coordination
In order to maximize the effectiveness of Department efforts to serve the educational needs of children and youth, the Statistics Commissioner shall—
provide technical assistance to the Department offices that gather data for statistical purposes; and
coordinate with other Department offices in the collection of data.