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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 664 

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Educational Research 

Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning, celebrating its achievements, and expressing support for the designation 

of April 8, 2016, as ‘‘National Education Research Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2016 

Mr. HONDA (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to 

the scientific study of education and learning, celebrating 

its achievements, and expressing support for the designation of April 8, 2016, as ‘‘National Education Research 

Day’’. 

Whereas in 1916, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) was created with a mission to advance 

knowledge about education, encourage scholarly inquiry 

related to education, and promote the use of research to 

improve education and serve the public good; 


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Whereas AERA fosters innovation in research and learning, 

builds research capacity, and connects high-quality research with practice and policy; 

Whereas AERA continues to meet its mission through the 

publication of academic journals, books, and timely statements on critical education issues; 

Whereas AERA journals are all widely respected and highly 

ranked nationally and internationally, including the number one journal in the field of education research; 

Whereas AERA has members in every State and in 85 countries worldwide; 

Whereas AERA’s 25,000 members are committed to highquality research that yields cumulative and replicable 

findings of value for improving education and to making 

this research accessible to practitioners, policy makers, 

and the general public; 

Whereas AERA convenes an annual meeting that is the largest gathering of education researchers in the world, 

bringing together more than 15,000 attendees, discussing 

highly rigorous research on critical education topics; 

Whereas AERA hosts the annual Brown Lecture in Education Research to share significant research on equity 

and equality in education, as well as numerous research 

conferences on pressing education questions ranging from 

early childhood education to school rules and discipline; 

Whereas AERA provides professional development opportunities for education researchers at all career stages with a 

commitment to excellence and inclusion; 

Whereas AERA introduces undergraduates to the field of 

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ships for post-doctoral and early career researchers, delivers professional development opportunities for established 

researchers to engage the latest state of the art research 

methods and practices, and dedicates resources for 

underrepresented minorities; 

Whereas AERA provides leadership to the field in communicating the findings of education researchers and building awareness and appreciation for the value of highquality education research; 

Whereas AERA has a long tradition of working in collaboration with the Federal Government to support the field of 

education research; and 

Whereas April 8, 2016, would be an appropriate date to designate as ‘‘National Education Research Day’’: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Edu3 cation Research Day’’; 

4 (2) recognizes the scientific and public edu5 cation achievements of the American Educational 

6 Research Association (AERA) on the occasion of its 

7 100th anniversary; 

8 (3) recognizes the great impact that AERA has 

9 had on enhancing the quality of education research 

10 and promoting its application to improve educational 

11 policy and practice; and 

12 (4) congratulates AERA for its achievements 

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1 viding support and leadership to the field of edu2 cation research to improve the quality of education 

3 for future generations. 

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