Letters to Congress and the Trump Administration
 
Protecting Support for Federal Education Research and Data
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Letters to Congress and the Trump Administration

Recent letters to Congress from the AERA and the scientific community, and from Congress to the administration.

  • AERA and Other Education Research Associations Issue Joint Letter to Congress
    March 26, 2025

    In a letter, AERA and other education research leaders called on Congress to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader Education Department staff, leadership, and mission.
  • Postsecondary Data Collaborative Letter to Congressional Committee Leaders on Protecting Federal Postsecondary Data Systems
    March 10, 2025

    AERA and 86 others organizations and individual researchers sent a letter to Congress elevating deep concerns regarding Institute of Education Sciences research and data collection cancellations.

  • Congressional Letter to Department of Education to Protect the Institute of Education Sciences
    February 21, 2025

    Congress called on the Education Department to protect the essential work of the Institute of Education Sciences. Dismantling data collection, analysis, and reporting would undercut the nation's efforts to ensure quality education. Read the letter.

  • Science Community Letter to Members of Congress on Contract Cancellations
    February 13, 2025

    The science community, including AERA, sent a letter to Congress urging the Department of Education to reverse contract cancellations at the Institute of Education Statistics.

  • COPAFS Letter to Senate and House Majority and Minority Leaders on Public Access to Federal Data
    February 11, 2025

    AERA joined a large inter-disciplinary group in a letter calling upon Senate and House leaders to protect and preserve public access to federal data.