AERA seeks to foster sound policies and investments regarding education research, STEM education, and the protection of human subjects. An overview of AERA’s recent research policy advocacy actions are listed below:
House and Senate Move Forward on FY 2025 Appropriations Process AERA Highlights, July 2024
AERA and COPAFS Provide Comments on White House OSTP RFI on a Federal Evidence Agenda for Disability Equity AERA Highlights, July 2024
OSTP Issues RFI for Building Evidence Agenda for Disability Equity—Comments Due July 15 AERA Highlights, June 2024
NSTC Releases Three Reports on Reducing Barriers to STEM Participation AERA Highlights, May 2024
White House OSTP Releases Blueprint for the Use of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Evidence-based Policymaking AERA Highlights, May 2024
As Congress Begins Work on FY 2025 Appropriations, AERA Highlights Priorities for Funding for Education Research and Statistics AERA Highlights, April 2024
Kaye Husbands Fealing Appointed to Lead NSF SBE Directorate AERA Highlights, March 2024
Mark Schneider’s Term Ends as Director of IES; NCEE Commissioner Matthew Soldner Named Acting Director AERA Highlights, March 2024
Final FY 2024 Appropriations Include Significant Cut for NSF, Small Reductions for IES and NIH Under Spending Caps AERA Highlights, March 2024
President Biden Releases FY 2025 Budget Request in Tight Fiscal Climate AERA Highlights, March 2024
AERA Submits Comments on Proposed Updates to Department of Education EDGAR Regulations AERA Highlights, February 2024
AERA Provides Comments to NSF on Public Access Plan 2.0 AERA Highlights, January 2024
NBES Meeting Includes Conversation with Friends of IES, Discussion of Executive Director Appointment AERA Highlights, January 2024
Longtime U.S. Statistician Katherine Wallman Dies AERA Highlights, January 2024
AERA Fellow Okhee Lee Appointed to NSF Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering AERA Highlights, January 2024
AERA and ASA Lead Effort to Retain Stature and Strengthen NCES Protections as Statistical Agency AERA Highlights, December 2023
AERA Joins Letters on Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, NEED Act Reintroduction AERA Highlights, December 2023
Senate HELP Committee Advances ESRA Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, December 2023
National Board for Education Sciences Meeting Focuses on NASEM Reports, ESRA Reauthorization AERA Highlights, December 2023
AERA Fellow Guillermo Solano-Flores Appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board AERA Highlghts, October 2023
AERA Comments on Proposed Rule on the Fundamental Responsibilities of Federal Statistical Agencies AERA Highlights, October 2023
AERA Past President Carol Lee Elected Chair of NBES AERA Highlights, September 2023
NCES Launches Equity in Education Dashboard AERA Highlights, September 2023
NAGB Accepting Nominations Through October 31 for Six Appointed Positions AERA Highlights, September 2023
AERA Member Nathan Jones Named New Commissioner of NCSER AERA Highlights, August 2023
NBES to Hold Open Meeting on September 11 AERA Highlights, August 2023
Biden Appoints Education Researcher C. Kirabo Jackson to Council of Economic Advisers AERA Highlights, August 2023
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
White House Hosts Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence, Launches STEMM Opportunity Alliance AERA Highlights, December 2022
NSF SBE Advisory Committee Convenes for Fall 2022 Meeting AERA Highlights, December 2022
FY 2023 Omnibus Bill Includes Boosts for Education Research and Statistics AERA Highlights, December 2022
IES Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Invites Others to Join in Highlighting Accomplishments and Future Directions AERA Highlights, November 2022
NSF EDU Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting with New Assistant Director and New Name AERA Highlights, November 2022
Midterm Elections Set Stage for Changes on Key Committees for 118th Congress AERA Highlights, November 2022
Nominations for National Assessment Governing Board Due October 31 AERA Highlights, October 2022
White House OSTP Issues Updated Guidance on Open Access to Federally Funded Research and Data AERA Highlights, September 2022
National Academies Symposium Amplifies Recommendations for the Future of Education Research AERA Highlights, September 2022
Senate Appropriations Democrats Release FY 2023 Bills with Proposed Increases for Education Research AERA Highlights, August 2022
CHIPS and Science Act, Reauthorizing NSF, Signed into Law AERA Highlights, August 2022
New Essential Education Discoveries Act Introduced in House AERA Highlights, August 2022
Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on the Nomination of Arati Prabhakar as OSTP Director AERA Highlights, July 2022
Slimmed-Down Competitiveness Bill Introduced with NSF Reauthorization Language AERA Highlights, July 2022
AERA Responds to IES RFI on Large-Scale Data AERA Highlights, June 2022
Biden Issues Executive Order to Advance Equity for LGBTQI+ Individuals AERA Highlights, June 2022
Appointments Announced for Key Science Leadership Agency Positions AERA Highlights, June 2022
FY 2023 Appropriations Process Kicks Off with House Markups AERA Highlights, June 2022
AERA Weighs in on FY 2023 Funding Priorities for Education Research and Statistics AERA Highlights, May 2022 Equitable Data Working Group Releases Report and Recommendations AERA Highlights, May 2022
Karin Orvis Appointed U.S. Chief Statistician AERA Highlights, May 2022
NSF EHR Advisory Committee Discusses Organizational Transformation, Racial Equity in Spring Meeting AERA Highlights, May 2022
White House OSTP Hosts Summit on Evidence in Action AERA Highlights, April 2022
National Academies Report on NCES Recommends Strategic Plan, Collaborations to Ensure NCES Independence and Relevance AERA Highlights, April 2022 National Academies Release Report on the Future of Education Research at IESAERA Joins Scientific Community in Urging for Support for Ukrainian Researchers and Families AERA Highlights, March 2022
AERA Highlights, March 2022
Final FY 2022 Appropriations Include Increases for Education Research, Address Important Policy Issues AERA Highlights, March 2022
National Academies Release Report on the Pragmatic Future for NAEP AERA Highlights, March 2022
President Biden Releases FY 2023 Budget Request AERA Highlights, March 2022
AERA Submits Comments on Proposed Revisions to 2021-22 CRDC AERA Highlights, February 2022
OSTP Leadership Transition as Eric Lander Resigns—Alondra Nelson Takes on OSTP Director Responsibilities, Collins Named Acting Science Advisor AERA Highlights, February 2022
Rayvon Fouché Named to Lead NSF’s Social and Economic Sciences Division AERA Highlights, February 2022
IES and White House Initiative Hold Briefing on Supporting Black Students Across the Education Sciences AERA Highlights, February 2022
House Advances Comprehensive America COMPETES Act AERA Highlights, February 2022
FY 2022 Appropriations Discussions Continue with Continuing Resolution Advanced Through March 11 AERA Highlights, February 2022
NASEM Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Announces Carlotta M. Arthur as New Executive Director AERA Highlights, January 2022
IES Seeks Information on Interventions in Middle School Science and Elementary Math for Students with Disabilities AERA Highlights, January 2022
National Science Board Releases 2022 Science and Engineering Indicators AERA Highlights, January 2022
White House OSTP Releases Report from Scientific Integrity Task Force AERA Highlights, January 2022
House Leadership Unveils America COMPETES Act AERA Highlights, January 2022
Legislation to Boost Investment in Science Agencies Advances on Capitol Hill AERA Highlights, December 2021 National Science Board Examines “Uneven” Geography of K–12 STEM Education AERA Highlights, December 2021
NSF SBE Advisory Committee Holds Fall Meeting and Discusses Updates on America’s Data Hub Consortium AERA Highlights, December 2021
Education Department Office for Civil Rights Solicits Public Input on Proposed Revisions to Civil Rights Data Collection for 2021-22 School Year AERA Highlights, November 2021 NSF EHR Advisory Committee Holds Fall 2021 Meeting AERA Highlights, November 2021
Friends of IES Briefing Features IES Research Supporting Academic Outcomes and Mental Health AERA Highlights, October 2021
Bill Riley to Retire as Director of NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research AERA Highlights, October 2021 AERA Member Scott Marion Among Appointees to National Assessment Governing Board AERA Highlights, October 2021
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Remaining FY 2022 Bills AERA Highlights, October 2021
House Build Back Better Act Includes Funding for R&D Infrastructure AERA Highlights, September 2021
White House Issues R&D Priorities for FY 2023 AERA Highlights, September 2021
Appointments Made to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology AERA Highlights, September 2021
President Biden Appoints Peggy Carr to Serve as NCES Commissioner AERA Highlights, August 2021
Karen Marrongelle Named as Chief Operating Officer of NSF AERA Highlights, August 2021
AERA Provides Comments on Department of Education RFI on Nondiscriminatory School Discipline AERA Highlights, August 2021
AERA Provides Comments on OSTP Request on Strengthening Federal Scientific Integrity Policies AERA Highlights, August 2021
U.S. Department of Education Announces 2021–22 Civil Rights Data Collection AERA Highlights, August 2021
AERA Provides Comment on OMB RFI on Advancing Equity through Government AERA Highlights, July 2021
National Academies Hold Additional Public Meetings on IES Research Programs and NCES AERA Highlights, July 2021
House and Senate Advance NSF Reauthorization Legislation on Bipartisan Votes AERA Highlights, July 2021
FY 2022 Appropriations Process Kicks Off with House Markups AERA Highlights, July 2021
OCR Releases Resources on Title IX AERA Highlights, July 2021
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Requests Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies AERA Highlights, July 2021 Office for Civil Rights Calls for Comments on Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline AERA Highlights, June 2021
Full Budget Request from President Biden Proposes Significant Boosts for Education Research AERA Highlights, June 2021
NSF EHR Advisory Committee Considers Racial Equity in STEM, Renaming of Directorate AERA Highlights, June 2021
IES Invites Applications for New Awards for FY 2022 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs AERA Highlights, June 2021
NASEM Committees Begin Consideration of Future Vision for IES Programs AERA Highlights, May 2021
NSF Proposals Move Forward in House and Senate AERA Highlights, May 2021
NSF SBE Advisory Committee Highlights National Secure Data Service, Directorate Updates AERA Highlights, May 2021
National Academies to Hold Virtual Events in June Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on K-12 Teaching and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the STEMM Workforce AERA Highlights, May 2021
Overview of FY 2022 Budget Request for Education Research and Statistics in Federal Agencies
President Biden Releases FY 2022 “Skinny” Budget Request with Large Increases for Education Department, NSF, NIH AERA Highlights, April 2021
American Jobs Plan Proposes Significant Investment in Federal Research AERA Highlights, April 2021
National Academies to Conduct Three Studies on IES AERA Highlights, April 2021
With FY 2022 Appropriations Process about to Get Underway, AERA Urges Boosts to Research Funding AERA Highlights, March 2021
American Rescue Plan Act Includes Emergency Funding to IES and NSF for COVID-19 Response AERA Highlights, March 2021
House Science Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan NSF Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, March 2021
AERA Submits Comments to Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building AERA Highlights, February 2021
AERA Offers Comments to Inform 2022–26 NSF Strategic Plan AERA Highlights, February 2021
Education Department to Collect Data on In-Person Instruction in 2021 NAEP School Survey AERA Highlights, February 2021
House Moves Forward on Budget Reconciliation COVID-19 Package with Funding for Education Research AERA Highlights, February 2021
AERA Speaks Out on Mob Attack on CapitolAERA Joins ASA, COPAFS, and Others to Urge Bolstering of Federal Statistical Agencies AERA Highlights, January 2021
AERA Highlights, January 2021
Learning Recovery Act Introduced in the House AERA Highlights, January 2021
Biden Issues Executive Order on Reopening Schools, Calls for Data and Evidence-Based Guidance AERA Highlights, January 2021
Biden Announces Nominations for Department of Education, OSTP as Term Begins AERA Highlights, January 2021
117th Congress Convenes with Changes in Committee Leadership and Membership AERA Highlights, January 2021
Trump Appointments to NBES Raise Serious Concerns on Appropriate Expertise on Education Research AERA Highlights, December 2020 Congress Clears FY 2021 Funding and COVID-19 Relief Package, Trump Expected to Sign AERA Highlights, December 2020 National Science Board December Meeting Focuses on COVID-19 Impact and Equity in STEM AERA Highlights, December 2020 NSF SBE Advisory Committee Holds Winter Meeting AERA Highlights, December 2020 2020 Election Brings Change to White House and Congress; AERA Past President Linda Darling-Hammond to Lead Education Transition Team AERA Highlights, November 2020 Senate Appropriations Committee Releases FY 2021 Bills AERA Highlights, November 2020 NSF EHR Advisory Committee Considers Racial Equity in STEM Education, Future of NSF at Fall Meeting AERA Highlights, November 2020 AERA, AAAS, and Key Researchers Call on OMB to Require NSF to Include Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures in Surveys AERA Highlights, October 2020 AERA Responds to Call for Information on Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan AERA Highlights, October 2020 AERA Executive Director Urges Withdrawal of ICE Proposed Rule on International Student Visas AERA Highlights, October 2020 AERA Joins Letter Urging Administration to Rescind Series of Actions Limiting Diversity Training in Federal Agencies AERA Highlights, October 2020 AERA Joins Comment on Federal Student Aid Draft 2020-24 Strategic Plan AERA Highlights, October 2020 AERA Joins Letter Supporting Call for NASEM Study on Systemic Racism in Academia AERA Highlights, September 2020 Congress Examines Funding Needs for Research Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic AERA Highlights, September 2020 AERA Submits Comments on 2020-21 CRDC Revisions and Schedule Adjustment AERA Highlights, August 2020 NAGB Advances Resolution Urging NCES to Continue Plans for 2021 Mandated NAEP Assessments AERA Highlights, August 2020 Negotiations Stall on Additional COVID-19 Emergency Funding Package AERA Highlights, August 2020
AERA President Testifies Before Congress on Covid-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University Campuses AERA Highlights, July 2020 AERA Executive Director Speaks Out Against ICE Guidance on International Students and University Online-Only Instruction AERA Highlights, July 2020 AERA Joins Scientific Community in Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Bypass CDC in Covid-19 Patient Data Collection and Analysis AERA Highlights, July 2020 House FY 2021 Appropriations Bills Advance; Legislation Addresses NCES Staffing Needs AERA Highlights, July 2020 Civil Rights Data Collection Delayed to 2020-21 School Year; Comments on Changes Due August 6 AERA Highlights, July 2020 Friends of IES Urge House and Senate Leaders to Include $200 Million in Emergency Funding for IES Research Recovery AERA Highlights, July 2020 AERA Endorses Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act AERA Highlights, June 2020
Senate Confirms Sethuraman Panchanathan as Next NSF Director AERA Highlights, June 2020
Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Suspending Certain Work Visas AERA Highlights, June 2020
NSF SBE Advisory Committee Meeting Focuses on Covid-19 Response, CISE Collaboration AERA Highlights, June 2020
Senate and House Committees Hold Hearings on Reopening Schools and Colleges Safely AERA Highlights, June 2020
Draft 2025 NAEP Reading Assessment Framework Available for Public Comment—Deadline: July 23 AERA Highlights, June 2020
AERA Submits Senate Testimony Calling for Support of Education Research Funding and Protection of the Data and Research Infrastructure AERA Highlights, May 2020
AERA Responds to OSTP Request on Public Access to Publications, Data, and Code from Federally-Funded Research AERA Highlights, May 2020
AERA, Postsecondary Data Collaborative Applaud NCES Response on Covid-19 AERA Highlights, May 2020
AERA Highlights, April 2020
AERA Signs On to Call to Higher Education Administrators Regarding Student Educational Progress During Covid-19 AERA Highlights, April 2020
AERA Highlights, March 2020
AERA Provides Appropriations Testimony with Emphasis on EHR and IES AERA Highlights, March 2020
AERA Highlights, January 2020
AERA Joins Scholarly Publishers on Letter to President Trump Regarding Potential Executive Order on Open Access Policy AERA Highlights, December 2019
AERA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Civil Rights Data Collection AERA Highlights, November 2019
AERA to Comment on Proposed Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection, Urges Member Engagement AERA Highlights, October 2019
AERA Convenes Education Research Leaders for 2019 Fall Policy Meeting AERA Highlights, September 2019
Capitol Hill Briefing Examines Evidence for Improving School Safety AERA Highlights, June 2019
AERA to Cosponsor June 12 Capitol Hill Briefing on Weapons and School Violence AERA Highlights, May 2019
AERA Names Two Congressional Fellows for 2019–2020 AERA Highlights, May 2019
AERA 2019 President Wells Scrutinizes School Testing Policies AERA Highlights, May 2019
AERA 2019 President Wells Scrutinizes School Testing Policies AERA Highlights, April 2019
Gun Violence Town Hall Takes Stock of School Safety Research and Practices AERA Highlights, April 2019
Research and Science Policy Forum Engages Attendees in Major Issues in Education Research AERA Highlights, April 2019
AERA Continues Action on FY 2020 Appropriations AERA Highlights, April 2019
AERA to Hold Annual Meeting Town Hall Meetings on Gun Violence Research and Transforming a Culture of Sexual Harassment in Academe AERA Highlights, March 2019
AERA an Inaugural Member of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM AERA Highlights, February 2019
IES Funds Three National Research and Development Centers AERA Highlights, February 2019
AERA Takes Action on Research Policy and Funding Priorities AERA Highlights, February 2019
AERA, Science Community Urge the Education Department to Base Title IX Sexual Harassment Regulations on Research and Evidence AERA Highlights, January 2019
AERA Speaks Out on the Trump Administration’s Proposed Elimination of the State Longitudinal Data System Program AERA Highlights, February 2018
House Committee Holds Hearing on Evidence-Based Policymaking and Privacy for Students AERA Highlights, January 2018 Woodworth Appointed as NCES Commissioner AERA Highlights, January 2018 Revised Common Rule Implementation Delayed Until July 19 AERA Highlights, January 2018 Chief Statistician Issues Request for Information on Combining Data for Statistical and Research Purposes AERA Highlights, January 2018 National Science Board Releases 2018 Science and Engineering Indicators AERA Highlights, January 2018 IES Principal Investigators Gather for Annual Conference AERA Highlights, January 2018 FY 2018 Funding Extended to February 8 After Three-Day Shutdown AERA Highlights, January 2018
Mark Schneider Nominated to Lead Institute of Education Sciences AERA Highlights, December 2017 Science Groups Respond to CDC "Evidence-based" Directive AERA Highlights, December 2017 House GOP Takes First Step in Rewriting Higher Education Act AERA Highlights, December 2017 Congress Acts on Tax Reform and FY 2018 Appropriations AERA Highlights, December 2017 AERA Calls on Congress to Preserve Graduate Student Tax Benefits AERA Highlights, November 2017 AERA Joins Campaign to Urge Congress to Raise Spending Caps AERA Highlights, November 2017 House Advances Bipartisan Evidence-Based Policymaking Bill AERA Highlights, November 2017 NSF SBE Advisory Committee, National Science Board Hold Meetings AERA Highlights, November 2017 AERA Weighs In on IES Research Goals and Other Policy Issues AERA Highlights, October 2017 DeVos Appoints Six Members to NAGB and Makes Additional Nominations for Key Education Positions AERA Highlights, October 2017 Q&A: IES's Liz Albro Discusses How IES Advances Education Research AERA Highlights, October 2017 Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Releases Final Report AERA Highlights, September 2017 House Fails to Introduce Amendment to Slash IES Funding, Budget Deal Reached for Start of FY 2018 AERA Highlights, September 2017 AAAS and AAU Hold Webinar on Scientific Storytelling AERA Highlights, September 2017 COPAFS Names New Executive Director AERA Highlights, August 2017 AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition Examines the “Right to Science” AERA Highlights, August 2017 National Science Board Holds Summer Quarterly Meeting AERA Highlights, August 2017 Q&A: NSF’s Julio López-Ferrao Discusses Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scholars AERA Highlights, August 2017 AERA Webcasts on Communicating Locally with Federal Policymakers Now Available AERA Highlights, July 2017 Flurry of Congressional Activity on FY 2018 Appropriations AERA Highlights, July 2017 AERA to Hold Two July Webinars on Communicating with Federal Policy Makers Locally AERA Highlights, June 2017 AERA Names Four Congressional Fellows for 2017-18 AERA Highlights, June 2017 House Panel Holds Hearing on Education Research and Student Data Privacy AERA Highlights, June 2017 National Academies Releases Report on the Value of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences to National Priorities AERA Highlights, June 2017 Congressional Committees Begin Work on FY 2018 Appropriations AERA Highlights, June 2017 National Science Board Holds Spring Meeting and Honors AERA Member AERA Highlights, May 2017 AERA Weighs in on Wide Range of Federal Science Policy Issues AERA Highlights, May 2017 AERA Showcases Innovative STEM Research at Capitol Hill Exhibition AERA Highlights, May 2017 As One Budget Year Is Finalized, the Process for the Next One Begins AERA Highlights, May 2017 Congress Discusses the Bipartisan and Bicameral College Transparency Act of 2017 AERA Highlights, May 2017 COSSA Holds 2017 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day AERA Highlights, April 2017 AERA Delegation Advocates for Education Research on Capitol Hill AERA Highlights, March 2017 Trump Budget Blueprint Calls for 13-Percent Cut to Education Department AERA Highlights, March 2017 Congressional Committees Hold Hearing on National Science Foundation, STEM Education AERA Highlights, March 2017
Education Researchers Selected as Presidential Early Career Awardees AERA Highlights, February 2017 Senate Introduces Scientific Integrity Act AERA Highlights, February 2017 House Education Committee Kicks Off With Hearings on School Choice and Higher Education AERA Highlights, February 2017 Neild Steps Down at IES, Brock Named Interim Director AERA Highlights, January 2017 HELP Committee Sends DeVos Nomination for Education Secretary to Full Senate AERA Highlights, January 2017 Education Committees Take Shape for 115th Congress AERA Highlights, January 2017
AERA Submits Comments to Commission for Evidence-based Policymaking AERA Highlights, December 2016 Congress Passes American Innovation and Competitiveness Act AERA Highlights, December 2016 Congress Advances Short-Term Spending Bill before Adjourning AERA Highlights, December 2016 Election Implications Loom for Federal Education Leadership, Education Research Funding AERA Highlights, November 2016 National Board for Education Sciences and National Science Board Convene AERA Highlights, November 2016 Education Department Releases Guidance on Using Evidence in Education Decisions AERA Highlights, October 2016 Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking Seeks Input on Data Use - Comments Due November 14 AERA Highlights, October 2016 President Obama's Social and Behavioral Sciences Team Releases 2016 Annual Report AERA Highlights, October 2016 Education Research Community Letter Urges Congress to Support IES Funding - Sign-on Deadline October 3 AERA Highlights, September 2016 AERA Advocates for Education Researcher as Occupation in SOC AERA Highlights, September 2016 AERA Consortium of Universities and Research Institutions Holds Fall Policy Meeting AERA Highlights, September 2016 NAGB Seeks Nominations for Four Positions, Names Six Other Appointees AERA Highlights, September 2016 IES Rolls Out New What Works Clearinghouse Website AERA Highlights, September 2016 National Academies Holds Seminars on Strengthening News Coverage of Social and Behavioral Science AERA Highlights, August 2016 National Science Board Holds Summer Meeting AERA Highlights, August 2016 NAEd Holds Workshop on Balancing "Big Data" Research Needs and Student Privacy AERA Highlights, August 2016 President Obama Fills Three Positions on National Board for Education Sciences AERA Highlights, July 2016 House Education Appropriations Bill Includes Proposed Cuts to IES -- AERA Presses for Restoration AERA Highlights, July 2016 Senate Committee Passes NSF Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, July 2016 Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Small Cuts to IES, Boost to NIH in LHHS Bill AERA Highlights, June 2016 Education Department Accepting Comments on Draft ESSA Accountability Regulations AERA Highlights, June 2016 NIH to Launch Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study AERA Highlights, June 2016 NACHHD Council Meets AERA Highlights, June 2016 Senate and House Committees Approve NSF Spending Bills; Senate Expected to Consider NSF Reauthorization AERA Highlights, May 2016 Education Discussed at CEF Presidential Forum AERA Highlights, May 2016 Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act Signed into Law AERA Highlights, May 2016
AERA Holds Advocacy Day AERA Highlights, April 2016
AERA Features Innovative Research at Capitol Hill Exhibition AERA Highlights, April 2016
Capitol Hill Event Debunks "Wasteful" Research AERA Highlights, April 2016
AERA Urges Strong FY 2017 Funding for Agencies Supporting Education Research AERA Highlights, March 2016
House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Education Research and Privacy Protections AERA Highlights, March 2016
COSSA Holds 2016 Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day AERA Highlights, March 2016
NCSER Grantees Present at Friends of IES Hill Briefing AERA Highlights, March 2016
House Bill Requires that NSF Grants Further “National Interest” AERA Highlights, February 2016
President Releases FY 2017 Budget Request, Kicking Off Annual Appropriations Process AERA Highlights, February 2016
AERA, ICPSR, and COSSA Provide Comments on Revisions to Common Rule AERA Highlights, January 2016
AERA Provides Comments on Education Department Implementation of ESSA AERA Highlights, January 2016
Budget and Legislative Outlook of Interest to Education Research AERA Highlights, January 2016
FY 2016 Bill Boosts Funding for Education Research AERA Highlights, December 2015 Senate Passes Strengthening Education Through Research Act AERA Highlights, December 2015 Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Crosses Finish Line AERA Highlights, December 2015
Common Rule Comment Period Extended to January 6, 2016 AERA Highlights, November 2015
National Board for Education Sciences Meets AERA Highlights, November 2015
AERA Submits Comments on OBSSR Strategic Plan AERA Highlights, November 2015
White House, Congress Agree to Budget Deal AERA Highlights, October 2015
Congress Takes Up Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act AERA Highlights, October 2015
Proposed Common Rule Revisions Released AERA Highlights, September 2015
Congress Acts to Keep the Federal Government Open AERA Highlights, September 2015
White House Announces Executive Order on Using Behavioral Science Insights AERA Highlights, September 2015
Senate Considers NSF Reauthorization, AERA Offers Comments; House Bill Requires NSF Grants in the “National Interest” AERA Highlights, August 2015
FERPA Bill Introduced in the House AERA Highlights, August 2015
Impact of Education on Mortality Addressed at Hill Briefing AERA Highlights, August 2015
NSF and NAEP Boards Advance Education Agenda AERA Highlights, August 2015
Ruth Neild Named to Lead Institute of Education Sciences AERA Highlights, July 2015
House and Senate ESEA Bills Advance with Student Privacy Provisions AERA Highlights, July 2015
House and Senate Appropriations Committees Vote to Cut Education Spending AERA Highlights, July 2015
“Innovation Imperative” Calls for Restored Federal Commitment to Research and Development AERA Highlights, July 2015
More than 1,100 Sign Letter Opposing Student Privacy Bill AERA Highlights, June 2015
House Panel Approves Cuts to Department of Education Funding AERA Highlights, June 2015
AERA Responds to Call for Public Comment on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act AERA Highlights, June 2015
NSF Spending Bills Move Forward AERA Highlights, June 2015
National Board of Education Sciences to Act on IES Funding, FERPA Concerns AERA Highlights, June 2015 FERPA Proposals Put Alignment Between Privacy, Data Quality, and Data Use at Risk AERA Highlights, May 2015 House Action Further Threatens NSF Autonomy, Funding AERA Highlights, May 2015 Senate HELP Committee Turns Attention to Higher Education AERA Highlights, May 2015 ACTION ALERT: Senate Student Privacy Bill Threatens Use of Education Data May 2015 * This action alert is no longer active * Congress Makes Headway on FY 2016 Budget and Appropriations AERA Highlights, April 2015 AERA Delegation Meets With Capitol Hill and White House Staff AERA Highlights, March 2015 SBS Campaign Launches 2015 Activities AERA Highlights, February 2015 AERA Urges Census Bureau to Retain Key Education Indicator in ACS AERA Highlights, January 2015
Congress Adjourns Without Senate Vote on IES Reauthorization AERA Highlights, December 2014 Spending Bill Spares Education Research Funding From Major Cuts AERA Highlights, December 2014 AERA Urges Congress to Safeguard NIH Peer-Review System AERA Highlights, December 2014 OMB Issues New Statistical Policy Directive AERA Highlights, December 2014 Education Department Releases Draft Regulations on Teacher Preparation Programs AERA Highlights, December 2014 White House Announces Education Research Initiatives at College Opportunity Summit AERA Highlights, December 2014 NSF Releases New Accountability and Transparency Practices AERA Highlights, December 2014 AERA Urges Lame Duck Congress to Pass Omnibus Funding Bill AERA Highlights, November 2014 AERA Comments on IES Research Centers’ Advances and Priorities AERA Highlights, November 2014 AERA Names Juliane Baron Director of Government Relations AERA Highlights, September 2014 IES Reauthorization, Evaluating Research Outcomes Were Key Topics at OIA Fall Policy Meeting AERA Highlights, September 2014 AERA Executive Director Comments on Senate IES Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, September 2014 AERA and Partners Urge Senate to Restore NCES Stature AERA Highlights, August 2014 AERA Comments on OMB Federal Statistical Policy Directive AERA Highlights, August 2014 Senate Bill Would Provide Boost to NSF AERA Highlights, August 2014 NSF Appropriations Stall on Senate Floor AERA Highlights, June 2014 IES to Receive Small Funding Increase in Senate Appropriations Proposal for FY 2015 AERA Highlights, June 2014 AERA and Friends of IES Submit Letter on FY 2015 Appropriations for IES to Senate Appropriations Committee June 2014 ACTION ALERT: Tell Senate to Reject Amendments that Cut Social Science Funding June 12, 2014 * This action alert is no longer active * ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to Oppose the FIRST Act! May 19, 2014 * This action alert is no longer active * House Passes IES Reauthorization Bill: AERA Prepares for Potential Senate Action AERA Highlights, May 2014 House Passes NSF Appropriations Bill: Damage to Social and Behavioral Sciences Less Than Feared AERA Highlights, May 2014 FIRST Act, Slashing SBE Funding, Moves to House Floor AERA Highlights, May 2014 AERA Features Innovative Research at Capitol Hill Exhibition AERA Highlights, May 2014 House Committee Advances IES Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, April 2014 Friends of IES Launches Coalition Effort AERA Highlights, April 2014 National Science Board Warns FIRST Act Would Undercut Science Innovation AERA Highlights, April 2014 ACTION ALERT: Oppose FIRST Act & Protect NSF Funding March 12, 2014 * This action alert is no longer active * AERA Council Endorses Singapore Statement on Research Integrity View or Download the PDF AERA Highlights, February 2014 AERA Urges Expanded Civil Rights Data Collection View or Download the PDF AERA Highlights, January 2014 AERA Hosts What Works Network Representatives From the UK AERA Highlights, January 2014 NRC Panel Issues Recommendations on Common Rule AERA Highlights, January 2014
AERA Executive Director Sends Letter to House Committee Member Miller to Share AERA Task Force Publication Non-Tenure-Track Faculty in U.S. Universities (PDF) December 11, 2013 AERA Joins with NDD United on Letter on Sequestration Budget Cuts (PDF) December 4, 2013 GAO Issues Recommendations on IES Performance in Improving Education Research AERA Highlights, December 2013 America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Raises Concerns for Researchers AERA Highlights, November 2013 New Initiative Takes Aim at Congressional Attacks on the Social Sciences AERA Highlights, November 2013
AERA Joins AAAS in Letter to House Chairman Smith on the Importance of Social and Behavioral Science Research (PDF) October 18, 2013 AERA Comments on Education Department’s Draft Strategic Plan View or Download the PDF AERA Highlights, October 2013 AERA Joins NSF, Rep. Wolf to Promote STEM Careers AERA Highlights, October 2013 How the Social and Behavioral Sciences Can Address the U.S. Health Crisis AERA Highlights, October 2013
House Education Hearing Focuses on Strengthening IES AERA Highlights, September 2013 IES and NSF Release Common Guidelines for Education Research and Development AERA Highlights, September 2013
House Passes ESEA Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, August 2013 AERA Executive Director Comments on Supreme Court’s Fisher Ruling AERA Highlights, June 2013 AERA Statement on New NSF Research Rules June 2013 Congressional Briefing Underscores Necessity of IES Research in STEM Education May 2013
AERA Joins CNSF in Letter to U.S. House in Support of NSF Funding Integrity AERA Highlights, June 13, 2012
AERA Submits Comments on Draft IES Scientific Integrity Policy (PDF) May 15, 2012
AERA Submits Comments on NAEP Background Questions (PDF) May 4, 2012
AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine Testifies on Appropriations for the National Science Foundation Directorate on Education and Human Resources (PDF) March 22, 2012
AERA Responds to OSTP Requests for Information on Public Access to Publications and Data Emanating from Federally Funded Research AERA Highlights, January 12, 2012
AERA Sends Letter to Senate on the Presidential Appointment Efficiency Act (S. 679), Asks for Positions of the NCES Commissioner and BJS Director to Retain Senate Confirmation June 20, 2011
AERA Report and Recommendations on the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences April, 2011
AERA Expresses Concern over Visa Problems for International Scholars and Offers Recommendations June 2009