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Letters and Testimony to Congress and the Trump Administration

NSF Unveils Reorganization and Updates to Merit Review CriteriaRecent letters and testimony to Congress from the AERA and from Congress to the administration.

 

 

  • AERA Comments on the Draft FY 2026-2030 National Science Foundation (NSF) Strategic Plan
    January 27, 2026

    In comments on the proposed draft NSF FY 2026-30 Strategic Plan, AERA emphasized the importance of continued investment in basic research at NSF–including education research and the social and behavioral sciences–and highlighted opportunities to leverage STEM education research to support the agency’s mission and priorities.

  • AERA Comments on the NSF TIP Directorate Workforce Development Roadmap RFI
    January 15, 2026

    AERA submitted comments highlighting the importance of partnerships between the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate and the education sector, as well as collaboration with the NSF STEM Education Directorate, to advance the roadmap’s goals of scaling evidence-based curricula and leveraging education research.
  • AERA Issues Testimony to Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee
    June 13, 2025

    In a testimony, AERA expressed concern over proposed cuts & a call for robust investments to ensure the vitality of the National Science Foundation and Census Bureau.
  • AERA Issues Testimony to House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee
    May 9, 2025

    In appropriations testimony, AERA Executive Director Felice Levine registered “shock and concern” about DOGE’s “unbridled attacks on the NSF and its mission as an independent agency to advance all science.” She called on Congress to examine this assault—now directed to education science and other social, behavioral, and economic sciences.
  • Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Send Letter to Acting Director of the National Science Foundation
    May 8, 2025

    Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology sent a letter to Brian Stone, Acting Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) demanding answers on how decisions are being made at NSF.