We continue to monitor and act on developments relating to federal data accessibility, collection, and reporting. Our partners at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) have an archive tool, DataLumos, for crowdsourcing government data. We encourage AERA members to utilize it. Learn more about this important resource.

Celebrated scholar William Penuel will deliver the AERA Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at the 2025 Annual Meeting, which will be held April 23–27 in Denver. Read more

AERA is seeking volunteers to serve as peer reviewers for submissions for the 2026 AERA Annual Meeting. Individuals interested in being considered as peer reviewers are encouraged to volunteer for specific units (divisions, SIGs, or committees) through the AERA online program portal by logging into My AERA. The system will be open until April 18. Learn more

AERA and COPAFS have issued a statement on the sudden termination of 169 contracts within IES, including those that NCES holds for the collection and reporting of education statistics. Read the full statement.

Preeminent scholar and AERA Past President (2019-2020) Vanessa Siddle Walker will deliver the AERA Distinguished Lecture at the 2025 Annual Meeting, to be held April 23–27 in Denver. Read more

The AERA Executive Director Search Committee is accepting applications for the next Executive Director of AERA. Read more