On October 5, 2012, Bridget Terry Long was re-elected chair of the presidentially-appointed board of directors for the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education. She had previously served as vice chair and as chair. Kris Gutiérrez was re-elected vice chair. The Board is composed of prominent researchers, school administrators, and business executives.

Other Board members include:

• Dr. Anthony S. Bryk, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Dr. David J. Chard, Dean, Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University
• Dr. Darryl J. Ford, Head of School for William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Dr. Adam Gamoran, John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Educational Policy Studies and Director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Dr. Robert C. Granger, President of the William T. Grant Foundation
• Dr. Larry V. Hedges, Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University (sworn in on 10/5/12)
• Dr. Susanna Loeb, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University (sworn in on 10/5/12)
• Dr. Margaret R. "Peggy" McLeod, Educational Consultant, Washington, DC
• Dr. Judith D. Singer, James Bryant Conant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, Harvard University
• Dr. Robert A. Underwood, President, University of Guam
• Dr. Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Walter H. Gale Professor of Education and Academic Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education