AERA appointed a Task Force on the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences in February, 2009 to provide Congress and the U.S. Department of Education an independent examination of the agency. The Task Force developed 16 recommendations for six key areas central to improving the education research agency after an 18-month period of study, information gathering, and expert advice.
Senate Passes Strengthening Education Through Research Act AERA Highlights, December 2015
IES Reauthorization Underway as 114th Congress Tackles Full Education Agenda AERA Highlights, January 2015
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 - Comment from Jack Buckley (PDF) - Comment from Mark Schneider (PDF)
AERA and Partners Urge Senate to Restore NCES Stature AERA Highlights, August 2014 - Letter to Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Alexander (PDF) - NCES Fact Sheet (PDF)
Keeping the National Center for Education Statistics independent The Hill, August 28, 2014
Save our data! Protect the integrity of education statistics Thomas B. Fordham Institute, July 31, 2014
House Passes IES Reauthorization Bill: AERA Prepares for Potential Senate Action AERA Highlights, May 2014
House Committee Advances IES Reauthorization Bill AERA Highlights, April 2014
IES Reauthorization Negotiations Stall GAO Issues Recommendations on IES Performance in Improving Education Research AERA Highlights, December 2013
House Education Hearing Focuses on Strengthening IES AERA Highlights, September 2013
AERA Report and Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences April 2011
AERA Appointed a Task Force on the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences February 2009