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熊猫视频News Updates

News reports from AERA.

  • National Assessment Governing Board Reviews NAEP, NCES Activities, and IES Redesign
    December 17, 2025

    The National Assessment Governing Board, the independent, nonpartisan board responsible for setting policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress and communicating its results, held its most recent quarterly board meeting on November 20 and 21. Read more
  • Federal Government Shutdown Ends, Funding and Data Activities Resume
    November 19, 2025

    After 43 days, the federal government shutdown ended on November 12 with President Trump signing the FY 2026 appropriations agreement into law. Read more
  • Peggy Carr Statement on NCES
    July 16, 2025

    On July 14, Peggy Carr, former commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) shared a statement on NCES matters and what is needed now.
  • FY 2026 Budget Request Includes Deep Cuts for Federal Research Agencies
    June 30, 2025

    On May 30, the Trump administration began its rollout of the full budget request for the 2026 fiscal year. Read more
  • 熊猫视频Provides Comments on Proposed Updates to 2026 NAEP and EDFacts
    June 30, 2025

    熊猫视频continues to respond to requests for comments regarding federal data collections and systems, despite Executive Orders that have created a precarious foundation for the continuation of, access to, and future planning for data and statistics under the aegis of the National Center for Education Statistics. Read more
  • 熊猫视频and SREE File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Pause Termination of IES Contracts and Employees
    May 30, 2025

    After filing a lawsuit, on April 14, on behalf of 熊猫视频and the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness that challenged the Trump administration’s unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences, Democracy Forward, a national legal organization, filed a follow-up motion on April 30 for a preliminary injunction to ask the court to pause the administration’s termination of IES contracts and employees while the case is being heard. Read more
  • Judge Blocks Dismantling of Education Department, Temporarily Reinstates Hundreds of Employees
    May 30, 2025

    On May 22, a federal judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction on actions taken by the Trump administration to launch a reduction in force in the Department of Education and dismantle the department by executive order. Read more
  • President Trump Issues Executive Order on “Gold Standard Science”
    May 30, 2025

    On May 23, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that calls for federal agencies to commit to “gold standard science” in response to claims of a reproducibility crisis and misleading use of evidence. Read more
  • 熊猫视频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. 熊猫视频and SREE are represented in this lawsuit by Democracy Forward.
  • 熊猫视频Partnering with 11 Other Education Research Associations Calls on Congress to Save Education Research and Data
    March 31, 2025

    In a March 25 letter, 熊猫视频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
  • 熊猫视频Urges Action on Potential Cancellation of NCES Restricted-Use Data Licenses
    March 31, 2025

    On March 14, 熊猫视频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
  • 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
  • 熊猫视频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, 熊猫视频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
  • 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 was first to report the news, with follow-up reporting from and . Read more