Federal education research and data are under attack. AERA is speaking out, alerting association members, and coordinating with the scientific community to advocate for protecting the integrity of federal research and data. Learn more and take action
AERA Executive Director Felice Levine registers “shock and concern” in May 9 appropriations testimony about DOGE’s “unbridled attacks on the NSF and its mission as an independent agency to advance all science.” She calls on Congress to examine this assault—now directed to education science and other social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Learn more
AERA is pleased to announce the appointment of Tabbye M. Chavous as its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025. Read more
On June 6, AERA sent an invitation to all PIs and co-PIs of terminated grants from the National Science Foundation across fields of science and types of awards to provide information on the impact and consequences of these terminations. If you received the June 6 email or a follow-up today, we ask that you respond to the survey and indicate that you are an AERA member by June 11. Read more
On May 20, AERA provided an update on the lawsuit filed in April to challenge the Department of Education’ s unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Read the update here.
While the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting has passed, accepted authors still have an opportunity to upload or update their papers in the AERA Online Paper Repository and their presentations in the AERA i-Presentation Gallery. Read more