Official comments by AERA on administration actions.
AERA Executive Director Condemns the Firings at Department of Education March 13, 2025 In a public comment, AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine stated, "AERA condemns the administration's staff firing and assault on the mandated purposes of the U.S. Education Department. Silence does not change the reality: Education data, statistics, research, and vital people at NCES/IES are now gone. NCES contracts and people obliterated. We urge Congress to embrace bipartisanship, step in, and act on its Constitutional responsibilities to the nation."
AERA/COPAFS Statement on NCES Contract Cancellations February 10, 2025 AERA and the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics issued a statement advocating for the continued collection and analysis of robust federal data that are essential for ensuring quality education.