The Administration has canceled $900 million in contracts for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), a major U.S. Education Department (ED) agency responsible for funding education research and maintaining extensive education statistics. Among the eighty-nine canceled contracts are research initiatives that include long-term studies on student learning and research on teaching strategies and support for transition [to career training and college] for youth with disabilities. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP: “the nation’s report card") and the College Scorecard will not be affected, according to the Department. On Friday, ED also announced the additional cancellation of over $350 million in contracts and grants for several Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) and the Equity Assistance Centers (EAC). This includes terminating ten contracts worth $336 million with the RELS, which were intended to support applied research, development, and technical assistance. COPAA issued a statement regarding the cancellations.