AERA provided comments in response to the Request for Information (RFI) on Developing a Roadmap for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation. July 27, 2023
AERA provided comments to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in response to a Request for Input on reauthorization of the Education Sciences Reform Act from Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA). April 19, 2023
AERA submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Equitable Data responding to a Request for Information on Equitable Data Engagement and Accountability. October 3, 2022
AERA submitted comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Equitable Data responding to a Request for Information on the Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity. October 3, 2022
AERA, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences, and Consortium of Social Science Associations joined Jonathan Freeman, Columbia University, on comments urging the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity indicators on National Science Foundation surveys in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Equitable Data Request for Information on the Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity. October 3, 2022
AERA submitted comments on the Institute of Education Sciences Request for Information on the Existence and Use of Large Datasets to Address Education Research Questions. May 31, 2022
More Statements and Letters
AERA Joins Multisociety Statement on Harvard-UNC Supreme Court Ruling AERA Highlights, July 2023
AERA Submits Comments to Inform Roadmap for National Science Foundation’s TIP Directorate AERA Highlights, July 2023
New ERIC Data Provide Insight Into Access and Use of Publicly Available AERA Publications AERA Highlights, July 2023
FY 2024 Appropriations Process Moves Forward AERA Highlights, July 2023
NIH Prohibits Use of Generative AI in Peer Review Process AERA Highlights, July 2023
NSF Releases Public Access Plan 2.0 on Ensuring Access to Federally Funded Research AERA Highlights, June 2023
IES Issues Guide for Researchers Conducting Implementation Research AERA Highlights, June 2023
Debt Ceiling Deal Includes Caps on Spending for FY 2024 and FY 2025 AERA Highlights, June 2023
AERA Members Honored with High-Profile NSF and NSB Awards AERA Highlights, May 2023
AERA Provides Comments to Senate HELP Committee on ESRA Reauthorization AERA Highlights, April 2023
FY 2024 Budget Request Proposes Increased Investment for Education Research and Statistics AERA Highlights, March 2023
AERA Provides Comments on Priorities for NCER Research and Development Centers AERA Highlights, March 2023
AERA Members Sonia Cabell, Sandra Chafouleas, and Jeremy Stoddard Commemorate IES 20th Anniversary AERA Highlights, February 2023
IES Seeking Input on NCER National Research and Development Centers – Comments Due March 6 AERA Highlights, February 2023
National Science Board Meeting Features K-12 STEM Teacher Panel and Update from STEM Education Working Group AERA Highlights, February 2023
National Academies Release Report on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations AERA Highlights, February 2023
118th Congress Kicks Off, with Committee Assignments Bringing New Faces to Education Research Policy and Funding AERA Highlights, February 2023
AERA Past President Deborah Ball Among Announced Appointees to National Science Board AERA Highlights, January 2023
AERA Members Danielle McNamara and Michael Gottfried Commemorate IES 20th Anniversary AERA Highlights, January 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Releases Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity AERA Highlights, January 2023
More AERA Policy & Advocacy News
In celebration of the 20-year anniversary of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), AERA is amplifying stories from the field of education researchers whose work and accomplishments have been positively impacted by IES funding. Click the links below to read vignettes from the education research community.
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Danielle McNamara Arizona State University
Michael Gottfried University of Pennsylvania
Jeremy Stoddard University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sonia Cabell Florida State University
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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, 2021. Read Levine's written testimony.
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