ÐÜèÊÓÆµExtends #AERA2026 Submission Deadline to August 1 The deadline for paper and session submissions for the 2026 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting was extended a week—from July 25 to August 1. ÐÜèÊÓÆµis pleased to hold the Annual Meeting on April 8–12, 2026, in Los Angeles and welcomes your submissions.
James Banks to Deliver Call for Renewed Civic Education in Brown Lecture on October 23 James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus and founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education (now the Banks Center for Educational Justice) at the University of Washington, will present the 2025 Brown Lecture in Education Research on Thursday, October 23, at 6:00 p.m. ET. Read more
AERA, Research Groups Call for Civil Rights Data Action Amid Ongoing Turmoil in Federal Research In a July 8 letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor, ÐÜèÊÓÆµand 10 other leading education research groups urged the U.S. Department of Education to finalize the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2025–26 school year. Read more
Bryan Brayboy to Present 2026 ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting Bryan Brayboy has been selected to deliver the ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture at the 2026 Annual Meeting, which will be held April 8–12, in Los Angeles. Read more
Bianca Baldridge to Deliver Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at 2026 Annual Meeting Bianca Baldridge will deliver the ÐÜèÊÓÆµWallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at the 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held April 8–12 in Los Angeles. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµ to Hold Fall Policy Conference September 28–30 The ÐÜèÊÓÆµConsortium of University and Research Institutions will hold its Fall Policy Conference on September 28–30 in Washington, DC. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµApproves New SIG on Open Scholarship At its June meeting, ÐÜèÊÓÆµCouncil unanimously approved the establishment of a new Special Interest Group on Open Scholarship. Read more
Council Approves Changing the Name of Division F to “Historical Inquiry in Education” At its June meeting, ÐÜèÊÓÆµCouncil unanimously approved a proposal from Division F to change its name from “History and Historiography” to “Historical Inquiry in Education.” Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnounces 2025–26 Minority Dissertation Fellowships and Travel Awards Seven graduate students were awarded the ÐÜèÊÓÆµMinority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research for 2025–26 and travel funding to present their research at the next ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2026 AERA-Wide Elected Officers—Deadline: September 9 The ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Read more
Nominating Committee for ÐÜèÊÓÆµSIG Executive Committee Seeks Recommendations—Deadline: September 9 The Nominating Committee for the ÐÜèÊÓÆµSpecial Interest Groups Executive Committee seeks recommendations for well-qualified candidates to run for two positions as member-at-large in the 2026 election. Read more
Nominating Committee for ÐÜèÊÓÆµGraduate Student Council Welcomes Recommendations—Deadline: September 9 The ÐÜèÊÓÆµGraduate Student Council Nominating Committee welcomes recommendations of well-qualified individuals as potential candidates to run for GSC office in the 2026 election. Read more
The submission deadline for the 2026 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting is fast approaching. This year’s theme is “Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research.” Don’t miss the chance to share your work and contribute to the field. The submissions deadline has been extended to August 1 (from July 25).
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ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellows Program—Deadline for Nominations: November 13
AERA-NSF Grants Program Dissertation and Research Grants—Deadline for Proposals: October 6
Congress Moves Forward on FY 2026 NSF Funding Proposals with Small Cut in Senate, Larger Cut in House In July, the House and Senate Appropriates Committees considered and advanced their respective versions of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bills for the 2026 fiscal year. Read more
NIH Issues Policy on Supporting Fairness and Originality in Research Applications On July 17, the National Institutes of Health released a policy that addresses concerns about potential increases in research grant applications linked to the use of artificial intelligence, titled “Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications.” Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas recently released the second edition of the Handbook of Education Policy Research, the largest volume published in AERA’s history and edited by Lora Cohen-Vogel, Peter Youngs, and Janelle Scott. Visit our Online Store to purchase your copy now!
Call for Proposals: Review of Research in Education (RRE) Volume 50 (2026) “Systematic Review Methods for Synthesizing Evidence from Diverse Approaches to Research to Inform Change Efforts in Complex Educational Systems”—Deadline: September 15
Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2027, 2029
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