AERA submitted comments to inform the forthcoming National Science Foundation 2022-26 strategic plan. February 10, 2021
AERA provided comments to the Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence-Building with recommendations to support the use of statistical and administrative data for evidence-based policymaking. February 9, 2021
AERA, ASA, and the Data Foundation led 55 organizations on a letter urging Congress to support $5 million in emergency funding, $5 million in FY 2022 appropriations, and additional staff for the National Center for Education Statistics to conduct a school pulse survey. February 1, 2021
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President Biden Releases FY 2022 “Skinny” Budget Request with Large Increases for Education Department, NSF, NIH AERA Highlights, April 2021
American Jobs Plan Proposes Significant Investment in Federal Research AERA Highlights, April 2021
National Academies to Conduct Three Studies on IES AERA Highlights, April 2021 More AERA Policy & Advocacy News
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AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology at a hearing titled “Building Back the U.S. Research Enterprise: COVID Impacts and Recovery” on Thursday, February 25. Read Levine's written testimony.
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