AERA not only speaks out on issues that specifically impact the work of education researchers and the advancement of the field, but also on broader matters of society-wide concern, when appropriate and supported by the evidence base. These major issues have included racism, homophobia, and other forms of hatred; gun violence; and race conscious college admission policies, among others. AERA statements on these issues are listed below.
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2013 | 2012
2022
Statement by AERA President Rich Milner and AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Racist Murders in Buffalo May 2022
AERA Statement on the Significance of Academic Freedom in a Divisive Political Climate February 2022
2021
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the U.N. International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 2021
AERA Statement in Support of Teachers and Educators April 2021
Statement from AERA President Shaun R. Harper and Executive Director Felice J. Levine in Support of Transgender and Non-Binary Persons April 2021
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine and President Shaun R. Harper on the Shootings in Atlanta and Growing Anti-Asian Violence March 2021
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine, PhD, on the Mob Attack on the U.S. Capitol January 2021
2020
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Wall Street Journal’s Sexist and Derogatory Op-ed December 2020
Statement in Support of Anti-Racist Education September 2020
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on ICE Guidance on International Students and University Online-Only Instruction July 2020 Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Celebration of Juneteenth June 2020 Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on #ShutDownSTEM /#ShutDownAcademia June 2020 AERA Presidential Statement on Police Killings of Black People May 2020
AERA Joins Scientific Community to Endorse Congressional Resolutions Against Anti-Asian Discrimination Related to COVID-19 April 2020
2019
75 Science Societies Urge the Education Department to Base Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations on Research and Evidence January 2019
2018
AERA Statement on School Safety Commission’s Recommendation to Repeal Federal Guidance on Reducing Racial Discipline Gaps December 2018 AERA Statement on the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting November 2018
AERA Calls on Congress to Support the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 October 2018
AERA Statement on the Trump Administration’s Detainment of Immigrant Children June 2018
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Santa Fe, Texas, High School Shooting May 2018
AERA Statement on the Justice Department's Announced Cancellation of School Safety Studies March 2018
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the South Florida High School Shooting February 2018
2017
AERA Statement and Resources on National Bullying Prevention Month October 2017
AERA Statement on Mass Shooting in Las Vegas October 2017
AERA Statement on Providing Our Support for the Victims of Hurricane Maria September 2017
AERA Statement on Providing Our Support for the Victims of Hurricane Irma September 2017 AERA Statement on the Hateful Acts in Charlottesville August 2017
AERA Statement and Resources in Response to the Justice Department’s Plans to Investigate Affirmative Action Admissions Policies in Higher Education August 2017 AERA Speaks Out on Bathroom Rules for Transgender Students March 2017
Statement by AERA on the White House Executive Order on Visas and Immigration January 2017
AERA Speaks to "Texas Bathroom Bill" January 2017
2016
Special Message from AERA President and Executive Director on Overcoming Hate and Hostility November 2016
AERA Council Endorses Joint Statement on “Campus Carry” Legislation July 2016
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on Fisher v. University of Texas, Austin June 2016 Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Terror Attack in Orlando June 2016
2015
AERA et al. File Amicus Brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin November 2015
Joint Statement by AERA and ASHE on the Shooting at Umpqua Community College October 2015
AERA Statement on the Charleston Shootings and Racism in America June 2015
2013
AERA Executive Director Comments on Supreme Court’s Fisher Ruling June 2013
2012
AERA Joins in the Call for More Effective Prevention of Violence December 2012
Joint Statement by AERA President William G. Tierney and Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School December 2012