AERA Appoints New Members to Standing and Award Committees AERA President Jerome E. Morris recently appointed new members to AERA’s standing and award committees. Read more
AERA is pleased to announce the call for nominations for 2027 AERA Fellows. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT. Nominations can be submitted via AERA APPLY.
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Research Engagement and Development with Youth (READY) Program—Submissions due October 29
AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop—Applications due November 9
Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Research—Applications due November 16
Extending Educator Diversity: Impacts, Barriers, and Strategies for Change Across the Workforce–Abstracts due February 1
AERA Open Special Topic on Educational Data Science: Volume II—Papers due January 1
Explore two new AERA video series highlighting the people, experiences, and research that make up the AERA community.
AERA Community Voices Hear from members of the education research community about the value of AERA in fostering professional connections, mentorship, collaboration, and opportunities for professional growth.
Meet education researchers exploring a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, literacy, student belonging, teacher preparation, and educational opportunity, and hear directly from them about their work and why it matters.
Read: In Education Week, AERA Executive Director Tabbye Chavous warned that proposed changes to Department of Education grantmaking rules “could lead to ideologically driven, rather than scientific merit-based, decisions regarding what education research gets funded, affect whether projects can be completed, and impact how research findings are or can be used.”
AERA members are encouraged to submit research- and data-informed comments on the following open opportunities.
Notice of Intent to Reinstate National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS) (Comments Due October 27): The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) is proposing to reinstate the NTEWS after discontinuing a pilot collection in 2024, and consolidate it with two other NCSES surveys: the National Survey of College Graduates and the Survey of Doctorate Recipients. Submit comments through Regulations.gov.
Proposed Changes to the 2030 Census (Comments Due November 2): The Census Bureau is accepting comments on proposed changes to residence criteria used to determine where individuals are counted and restrictions on the collection of demographic information, including race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Submit comments through Regulations.gov.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools (Comments Due November 3): The Internal Revenue Service is proposing regulations clarifying that private schools engaging in discrimination based on race, color, or national or ethnic origin would not qualify for federal tax-exempt status. The proposed regulations would apply to taxable years beginning after May 31, 2027. Submit comments through Regulations.gov.
National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) Nominations (Nominations Due November 15 at 12:01 am ET): NAGB is accepting nominations for eight board positions, with four-year terms beginning October 1, 2027. Open positions include 12th-grade teacher, curriculum specialist, business representative, general public representative, testing and measurement expert, state school board member, local superintendent, and chief state school officer. Nomination requirements and submission instructions are available on the NAGB website.
Recent comments and letters from AERA influencing federal research policy.
AERA Comments on Proposed Changes to NIH Peer Review Reporting (October 13) In response to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health, AERA urged NIH to maintain its current practice of providing impact scores and percentile rankings to grant applicants, emphasizing the importance of transparency and contextual information to inform future grant proposals.
Request to Reconsider Specific Revisions to the Department of Commerce Scientific Integrity Policy (October 19) AERA joined 20 organizations on a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging the restoration of language prohibiting political interference into data activities and providing explicit whistle-blower protections that were removed from Commerce’s scientific integrity policy.
AERA members who have recently passed away
Sol Pelavin (1941–2026) Sol Pelavin, 84, died on September 17. He was a longtime leader of the American Institutes for Research. After retiring as president and CEO in 2010, he served on AIR’s board of directors. Read more
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
Calculus Is an Admissions Barrier—Even for Students Who Weren’t Offered It Inside Higher Ed, October 16
Teachers’ Expectations for Students Matter. Here’s a Key Element Many Miss Education Week, October 12
Why college sticker prices stay high while most families pay far less The Washington Times, October 9
The Future of Education Research: More Partisan and Largely Left to States? Education Week, October 6
4 Lessons on Lower-Income Student Success Inside Higher Ed, October 6
‘There’s only so far I can take them’ – why teachers give up on struggling students who don’t do their homework Yahoo! News, October 3
What Sets High-Performing Pell Colleges Apart? Inside Higher Ed, October 1
Identifying Colleges and Universities with Low-Income Student Success The EDU Ledger, September 30
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