AERA News Updates

News reports from AERA.

• AERA Files Lawsuit Against Education Department
  April 14, 2025
  
  AERA, in partnership with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and its consequent harms to our members and the educators, policy makers, and countless families and students who benefit from education research. AERA and SREE are represented in this lawsuit by Democracy Forward.

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  AERA Partnering with 11 Other Education Research Associations Calls on Congress to Save Education Research and Data
  March 31, 2025
  
  In a March 25 letter, AERA and 11 other education research associations called on Congress to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the Institute of Education Sciences and the broader Education Department staff, leadership, and mission. Read more

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  AERA Urges Action on Potential Cancellation of NCES Restricted-Use Data Licenses
  March 31, 2025
  
  On March 14, AERA issued a call to action responding to information that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) could cancel access to restricted-use data, possibly as soon as March 20. Read more

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  Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force with Significant Impact on IES Staffing
  March 31, 2025
  On March 10, the Department of Education announced a reduction in force among its workforce, resulting in laying off half of the staff across the Department. Read more

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  AERA Responds to the New Administration Efforts to Dismantle Scientific Research and Data—NCES and IES Take Big Hit
  February 28, 2025
  
  Since the Presidential inauguration on January 20, AERA has been speaking out, coordinating with other scientific organizations, and taking other steps to address executive orders, contract cancellations, and other actions that were immediately having adverse impacts on education research and the broader scientific community. Read more

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  NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr Placed on Administrative Leave
  February 28, 2025
  
  On February 24, news broke that Peggy Carr, the commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, had been placed on administrative leave. The Washington Post was first to report the news, with follow-up reporting from Education Week and The 74. Read more