The theme for the 2022 AERA Annual Meeting Presidential Program is "Cultivating Equitable Education Systems for the 21^st Century." The 2022 Annual Meeting will take place in San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2022. Learn more

Edmund W. Gordon, a distinguished education researcher renowned for his pioneering scholarship on the gaps in education opportunities and supports for children of color and low-income students, was named AERA honorary president. Read more

“As more information and details are being gathered regarding the shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School in Tennessee, we offer our condolences to the loved ones of the victims and stand with the communities who have been affected by this heartbreaking event. As gun violence continues to plague American society, we strongly encourage our nation’s leaders to take action to prevent more senseless deaths and additional emotional and physical pain.”—AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine

On April 8, AERA determined that it will hold no conferences or public events in states or any other locations enacting anti-trans laws until such time as the laws are rescinded or AERA otherwise revisits the issue. Read more

H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, has been voted president-elect of AERA. Read more

"On the eve of our first-ever virtual conference, we call for AERA members and all others who work in education to accept responsibility for transphobic attitudes, cultures, practices, and policies that threaten and inflict harm on transgender and non-binary students and educators."—AERA President Shaun R. Harper and Executive Director Felice J. Levine. Read more