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 

State school finance reforms designed to close funding gaps between high- and low-income districts did not reduce racial and ethnic funding inequities and in some cases increased them, according to new research. Learn more

Professional service is vital to support the ongoing work of our association. As President-Elect, I am pleased to invite you to submit nominations—either for yourself or colleagues—to serve on AERA’s committees. Read more

Students who enroll in short-term, job-focused training through community college noncredit programs experience modest but meaningful earnings gains and a greater likelihood of being employed after training, according to a new study published today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Read more

AERA Executive Director Tabbye Chavous published an opinion piece in The Hill, titled “For education researchers, real-world solutions matter most.” She emphasized the importance of rigorous, equity-focused education research and the field’s commitment to producing scholarship that informs practice and policy. Read more

A new large-scale analysis of existing research finds that school-provided social and emotional learning (SEL) programs improve students’ academic achievement in addition to their social and emotional development. Read more