Educational Researcher

June 2026 The AERA Graduate Student Council (GSC) Nominating Committee welcomes recommendations of well-qualified individuals as potential candidates to run for GSC office in the 2027 election. The GSC plans and coordinates activities that advance the professional interests of graduate students in the association, based on policies and procedures approved by the AERA Council.

June 2026 The Nominating Committee for the AERA Special Interest Groups (SIG) Executive Committee seeks recommendations for well-qualified candidates to run for the positions of chair-elect and member-at-large in the 2027 election. The chair-elect will serve a one-year term as chair-elect followed by a two-year term as chair (simultaneously serving as the SIG representative to AERA Council). The member-at-large will serve a three-year term.

July 2026 AERA is accepting nominations for the 2027 AERA Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to education research, public service, mentoring, scholarship, and research communication. Nominations are due by Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:59 pm Pacific Time and must be submitted electronically through the AERA APPLY portal. “It is more important now than ever to recognize and celebrate excellence in education research,” said AERA Executive Director Tabbye M. Chavous.

July 2026 Julie Posselt is an AERA Fellow. She is a professor in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California (USC), associate dean of the USC Graduate School, and founding director of the Equity in Graduate Education Consortium. Graduate education in the United States is now pursued by more than a third of those who obtain bachelor’s degrees, and the sector is undergoing a period of significant structural change.

June 2026 A proposed White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulation could significantly reshape how federal agencies award, manage, and oversee research grants—including potential changes to peer- review processes, agency authority to terminate awards, and limits on research dissemination and public access.

June 2026 The AERA Nominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Each year, the committee advances a slate of nominations for president-elect and two member-at-large positions. Members are encouraged to recommend persons with experience appropriate to both posts. The nominees will run for office in the 2027 election. The president-elect serves a one-year term in the elect position, then one year as president and one year as past president.

June 2026 AERA has announced the recipients of the 2026-2027 Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research and Travel Awards. This highly competitive program provides funding to members of racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in education research and offers mentorship and professional guidance as fellows complete their doctoral studies.

The AERA-ICPSR Partnership for Expanding Education Research in STEM (PEERS) Data Hub Series in STEM Data and Data Use, features workshops that  examine the structure, design, and purpose of multiple data sets that can be analyzed using quantitative, qualitative, and/or multi-method techniques. In these workshops participants can explore diverse forms of designed data, administrative data, and big data that can be used in STEM research.

May 2026 Although the 2026 AERA Annual Meeting has concluded, accepted authors still have time to upload or update their work in the AERA Online Paper Repository and AERA i-Presentation Gallery. The deadline to submit or revise papers and presentations is June 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Both platforms will make 2026 Annual Meeting content openly available on August 15. The AERA meetings team will send accepted authors detailed instructions for uploading and updating papers and presentations.

2027 AERA ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Toronto, Canada April 14–18, 2027 Deadline for Submissions: July 24 at 11:59 pm PT The Call for Submissions for the 2027 AERA Annual Meeting is now open. The deadline for submissions is July 24. The 2027 AERA Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, from Wednesday, April 14 to Sunday, April 18, 2027.