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Read ALI’s coalition comments urging the Department of Education to ensure proposed EDGAR revisions strengthen, rather than constrain, the nation’s capacity to conduct and share rigorous education R&D.
In September 2026, the Alliance for Learning Innovation and 33 other organizations and education leaders submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to its proposed revisions to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). ALI cautions that provisions on continuation awards, termination authority, and indirect-cost incentives could introduce unnecessary uncertainty into federal research funding, threatening the competitiveness of the applicant pool, the objectivity of review, and the integrity of federally funded research.
The letter urges the Department to preserve merit-based, transparent review processes and, should it move forward, to exempt multi-year research projects and grants administered by the Institute of Education Sciences from these provisions.
ALI conducts advocacy work thanks to financial support from the Walton Education Coalition (WEC).