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. AERA continues to closely monitor and respond to administration efforts to dismantle the federal role in collecting, analyzing, and reporting high-quality, impartial, and nonpartisan education research and data. Follow the links on this page to learn more and get engaged.
In a letter, AERA and other education research leaders called 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. (March 26, 2025)
AERA and 86 others organizations and individual researchers sent a letter to Congress elevating deep concerns regarding Institute of Education Sciences research and data collection cancellations. (March 10, 2025)
The science community, including AERA, sent a letter to Congress urging the Department of Education to reverse contract cancellations at the Institute of Education Statistics. (February 13, 2025)
AERA joined a large inter-disciplinary group in a letter calling upon Senate and House leaders to protect and preserve public access to federal data. (February 11, 2025)
More Comments and Letters
NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr Placed on Administrative Leave AERA Highlights, February 2025
Broad Coalition Releases Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST) AERA Highlights, February 2025
Biden Administration Issues Reports on Reducing Harassment in Federally Funded Research, Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability, Prior to Leaving Office AERA Highlights, January 2025
NICHD Releases 2025 Strategic Plan AERA Highlights, January 2025
119th Congress and Trump Administration Leadership Announced AERA Highlights, January 2025
PECASE Awardees Announced; Includes Seven AERA Members AERA Highlights, January 2025
AERA Provides Comment to NSF on Research Ethics in CHIPS and Science Act AERA Highlights, December 2024
AERA Provides Comments on 2025–26 and 2027–28 Civil Rights Data Collection AERA Highlights, December 2024
White House CoSTEM Releases Updated Five-Year STEM Education Strategic Plan AERA Highlights, December 2024
NCES Data Users Conference to Be Held in February AERA Highlights, December 2024
AERA and AAAS Press for SOGI Questions on National Survey of College Graduates AERA Highlights, November 2024
AERA Submits Response to NCES Data Users Conference RFI AERA Highlights, November 2024
AERA Provides Comments on NICHD Strategic Plan 2025 AERA Highlights, October 2024
President Biden Appoints Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Alondra Nelson to National Science Board AERA Highlights, October 2024
OMB Issues Final Trust Regulation Rule AERA Highlights, October 2024
NBES Holds Meeting with Focus on IES Theory of Action, Dissemination Efforts AERA Highlights, October 2024
More AERA Policy & Advocacy News
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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.
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