A Message from AERA President Janelle Scott on the 2025 Annual Meeting I look forward to our research community coming together, April 23–27, in beautiful Denver, Colorado, for the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Read more
Opening Plenary at AERA 2025 to Examine the Future of Higher Education in Polarized Times The opening plenary at the 2025 Annual Meeting will explore the future of higher education, particularly schools and departments of education, in an era of political polarization when their core functions are increasingly scrutinized and under attack. Read more
Annual Meeting Presidential Sessions Take Up Major Issues in Education AERA President Janelle Scott and the 2025 Presidential Program co-chairs have developed 39 compelling presidential sessions contributing to the 2025 Annual Meeting theme, “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal.” Read more
AERA Continues Its Ombuds Program at 2025 Annual Meeting AERA will continue its Ombuds Program as part of the 2025 Annual Meeting. Read more
AERA Partnering with 11 Other Education Research Associations Calls on Congress to Save Education Research and Data In a March 25 letter, AERA and 11 other education research associations called on Congress to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the Institute of Education Sciences and the broader Education Department staff, leadership, and mission. Read more
AERA Urges Action on Use of NCES Restricted-Use Data Licenses On March 14, AERA issued a call to action responding to information that the National Center for Education Statistics could cancel access to restricted-use data, possibly as soon as March 20. Read more
Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force with Significant Impact on IES Staffing On March 10, the Department of Education announced a reduction in force among its workforce, resulting in laying off half of the staff across the Department. Read more
AERA will offer a robust program of professional development courses for the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting. The courses cover salient topics in education research design; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods; meta-analysis; and other data analysis techniques.
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New RRE Editors Appointed Pamela A. Moss and Louis M. Gomez have been appointed editors for the 2026 and 2028 editions of Review of Research in Education. Read more
Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2027, 2029
Frank Brown, 89, died on March 12. He was the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Education Leadership and Dean Emeritus, School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel. Read more
Annamary Consalvo, 72, died on November 5. She was an associate professor of literacy in the School of Education at the University of Texas, Tyler. Read more
Barry Zimmerman, 82, died on February 17. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology and Head of Learning, Development, and Instruction at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. Zimmerman was an AERA Fellow. Read more
Dramatic Cuts to Ed. Data Programs Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences, Researchers Warn Education Week, March 27
Higher Education’s Big Test: Proving The Value of College Degrees Forbes, March 27
One way to retain more Black teachers in NYC schools? Black principals, new research finds. WFTV9, March 21 Opinion: Poor math and reading skills in our public schools must improve — and quickly The Oklahomian, March 18 Study finds major disconnect between Black girls and mathematics WFMZ-TV 69 News, March 18 UMSL’s Jerome E. Morris to lead AERA as president The St. Louis American, March 18 ‘I Want to Stand Up for Higher Ed’: Protesters Rally Against Education Dept. Cuts The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 14 Layoffs gut research agency that helped monitor U.S. education Science, March 13 Trump’s Education Department changes could lead to systemic ‘chaos’ K-12 Dive, March 10 Vivek Ramaswamy: Some Teachers Are Underpaid Wall Street Journal, March 10 Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership Diverse Issues in Higher Education, March 6 Traditional college wasn't for him. Now, his classroom is the farm where he works. CBS News, March 5
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