AERA submitted comments urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw a proposed rule that would establish fixed-term limits of four years for visas that include those provided to international students. (September 29, 2025)

AERA was among more than 60 signers on a multisociety letter urging Congress to take oversight action on the Executive Order “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” (September 24, 2025)

AERA provided comments on two surveys from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the School Level Finance Survey and the National Public Education Financial Survey. AERA urged the Department of Education to ensure that NCES has the capacity to collect and report data for both surveys. (September 16, 2025)

AERA submitted comments in response to the Request for Information (RFI) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on options for allowable publication costs stemming from NNIH-funded research. These comments provide feedback on the different options and highlights needed data on publication peer review. (September 15, 2025)

AERA submitted comments during the 30-day comment period of proposed updates to the 2025-26 and 2027-28 Civil Rights Data Collection. (September 8, 2025)

AERA submitted comments on the generic clearance for improvement projects for surveys conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. (July 26, 2025)

More Comments and Letters

AERA Provides Comments on Civil Rights Data Collection for 2025–26 and 2027–28
AERA Highlights, September 2025

House Committee Advances FY 2026 Spending Bills with Education Research Implications
AERA Highlights, September 2025

Education Department Opens Comment Period for Civil Rights Data Collection After Earlier Withdrawal
AERA Highlights, August 2025

Executive Order Targets Federal Grantmaking, Expands Political Oversight and Termination Authority
AERA Highlights, August 2025

Senate Appropriations Committee Advances FY 2026 Bill Rejecting Administration’s Proposed Cuts to IES and NIH
AERA Highlights, August 2025

White House Directs Education Department to Collect New College Admissions Data
AERA Highlights, August 2025

Congress Moves Forward on FY 2026 NSF Funding Proposals with Small Cut in Senate, Larger Cut in House
AERA Highlights, July 2025

NIH Issues Policy on Supporting Fairness and Originality in Research Applications
AERA Highlights, July 2025

AERA Provides Comments on Proposed Updates to 2026 NAEP and EDFacts
AERA Highlights, June 2025

AERA Provides Comment on Proposed Schedule Policy/Career Designation, Urges Exemption of Federal Research Program Officers and Statistical Agency Staff
AERA Highlights, June 2025

Congress Begins Action on FY 2026 Appropriations, AERA Weighs in With Testimony
AERA Highlights, June 2025

FY 2026 Budget Request Includes Deep Cuts for Federal Research Agencies
AERA Highlights, June 2025

OSTP Issues Guidance for Implementing “Gold Standard Science” Executive Order
AERA Highlights, June 2025

National Institutes of Health Launches NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Hub
AERA Highlights, June 2025

Judge Blocks Dismantling of Education Department, Temporarily Reinstates Hundreds of Employees
AERA Highlights, May 2025

NSF Continues Grant Terminations as Layoffs and Closure of Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM Division Are on Hold
AERA Highlights, May 2025

Trump Administration Issues “Skinny” FY 2026 Budget Outline with Proposed Cuts for NSF, NIH
AERA Highlights, May 2025

President Trump Issues Executive Order on “Gold Standard Science”
AERA Highlights, May 2025

NIH Updates: Public Access Policy Implementation Deadline Moved Up, Leadership Changes for Individual Institutes
AERA Highlights, May 2025

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