Federal education research and data are under attack. AERA is speaking out, alerting association members, and coordinating with the scientific community to advocate for protecting the integrity of federal research and data. Learn more and take action 

AERA has announced the selection of 29 exemplary scholars as 2025 AERA Fellows. Read more

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

Major award lectures will be given at the forthcoming 2025 AERA Annual Meeting by the 2024 AERA Award Winners. Read more

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

In a March 25 letter, AERA and other education research leaders call on Congress to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader Education Department staff, leadership, and mission.

Jerome E. Morris, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Urban Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association. Read more

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

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