AERA is involved in high-profile initiatives that seek to advance education research.

• IES Reauthorization

AERA appointed a Task Force on the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences in February, 2009 to provide Congress and the U.S. Department of Education an independent examination of the agency. The Task Force developed 16 recommendations for six key areas central to improving the education research agency after an 18-month period of study, information gathering, and expert advice.