AERA is taking legal action, advocating on Capitol Hill, mobilizing association members, and coordinating with the scientific community to work to protect the integrity of federal research and data. Learn more and take action 

Bryan Brayboy has been selected to deliver the AERA Distinguished Lecture at the 2026 Annual Meeting, which will be held April 8–12, in Los Angeles. Read more

The AERA-NSF Grants Program call for proposals for Dissertation and Research grants are now open. Proposals are due by October 6, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to register for the informational webinar on September 10 at 2:00pm ET to learn more about the AERA-NSF Grants Program and the application process. 

Three AERA Nominating Committees are seeking recommendations for candidates in the 2026 election—AERA-wide elected officers, SIG Executive Committee member-at-large, and Graduate Student Council. The deadline for each is September 9.

Eleven leading education research organizations commended the U.S. Department of Education for taking action to finalize the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) for the 2025–26 school year and in preparation for the 2027–28 school year collection. Read more

Bianca Baldridge will deliver the AERA Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at the 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held April 8–12 in Los Angeles. Read more

James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus and founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education (now the Banks Center for Educational Justice) at the University of Washington, will present the 2025 Brown Lecture in Education Research on Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 p.m. ET. Read more

AERA is sharing this statement issued by former NCES commissioner Dr. Peggy Carr on the “devastating shutdown and decimation of a critical national institution.”