March 2025
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.”
The sessions focus on important topics and relevant issues that will engage attendees, such as AI in education, climate change education, education assessment and equity, Indigenous education, and the role of research in school boards.
A selection of highlighted sessions is below. Complete descriptions for all presidential sessions are available on the AERA website and in the program. These sessions provide a sample of the rich content available for attendees at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Repairing Community, Responding to Anti-Asian Violence: Renewed Directions in Asian American Educational Research and Practice
AI and Educational Justice: A Critical Conversation
Evidence for the Right to Learn: Research Responses to Bans on Teaching and Learning
Interrogating and Repairing IDEA’s Conceptions of Equity since 1975
Political Polarization and Partisanship: How Social Studies Can Help Remedy Societal Divisions
Holistic and Equitable Approaches to Climate Change Education
Across Lands and Waters: Dreaming Indigenous Educational Futures
Educational Assessment: Designing for Learning, Justice & Equity
Othering, Belonging, and Bridging: How Education Can Remedy Division
Local Educational Democracy Under Threat: The Role of Research on School Boards
Religion as a Force in American Education: Examining Core Tensions and Paths Toward Democratic Renewal
The Academic Publishing and Peer Review Crisis: Remedy and Repair to Address Systemic Challenges and Inequities
In addition, the AERA Presidential Documentary Series will feature 12 documentaries that touch on the themes in the presidential sessions each day of the Annual Meeting. These thought-provoking films will provide insights into key issues, offering attendees a visual complement to the themes of the conference sessions.