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Public comment · July 27, 2026
The National Academy of Education mobilizes education research to ensure that all students have access to an equitable education and to protect rigorous education research. To address current educational developments, the NAEd connects education research to policy and practice by providing public statements, legal briefs, federal comments, coalition letters, and other research-informed responses.
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PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 27, 2026
Comment Urging the U.S. Department of Education to Preserve the Equity Assistance Centers
On July 27, 2026, the NAEd filed a formal comment with the U.S. Department of Education urging it to withdraw its proposed rule rescinding the Equity Assistance Center (EAC) Program. The proposed rescission would dismantle a proven, Congressionally-authorized program addressing the continuing…
PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 13, 2026
Formal Comment Urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to Withdraw its Proposed Rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
On July 13, 2026, the NAEd, along with 19 other scholarly and professional societies, filed a formal comment urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.” If finalized, this regulation would inject political…
AMICUS BRIEF · JUNE 3, 2026
Amicus Brief Opposing DoDEA’s Curriculum Censorship and Book Bans
On June 3, 2026, the NAEd filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity, opposing the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)’s censorship of curriculum, removal of books, and restriction of Advanced…
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Preserving Education Research
PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 13, 2026
Formal Comment Urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to Withdraw its Proposed Rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
On July 13, 2026, the NAEd, along with 19 other scholarly and professional societies, filed a formal comment urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.” If finalized, this regulation would inject political…
JOINT LETTER · MAY 18, 2026
Joint Letter Urging Federal Action to Protect IES Funding
On May 18, 2026, the NAEd joined 96 fellow organizations in signing a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, expressing deep concern that approximately $289 million—about 36 percent—of FY25 funding for the Institute of…
STATEMENT · APRIL 29, 2026
Board of Directors Statement on the Dismissal of National Science Board Members
On April 29, 2026, the NAEd Board of Directors issued a statement expressing deep concern about the dismissal of all members of the National Science Board (NSB), the independent governing body of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The dismissal of all Board members interrupts that structure at…
PUBLIC COMMENT · MARCH 30, 2026
Response to GSA Proposed SAM Certification Changes
On March 30, 2026, the NAEd, together with 28 other scholarly and professional societies representing more than 165,000 individual members and more than 170 colleges and universities, submitted a urging the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to withdraw proposed changes to the System for…
PUBLIC COMMENT · OCTOBER 1, 2025
Response to IES Modernization
In October 2025, in its response to the RFI seeking input on “how IES can modernize its programs, processes, and priorities to better serve the needs of the field and American students,” the NAEd underscored that any redesign must comply with IES’s Congressional mandates. The NAEd also endorsed…
JOINT LETTER · JULY 1, 2025
Letter Urging the Civil Rights Data Collection
In July 2025, the NAEd, along with other education associations, issued a joint letter to ED, urging the Department to take immediate action to institute the 2025-26 Civil Rights Data Collection.
LAWSUIT · APRIL 24, 2025
Lawsuit Challenging the Decimation of the Work of IES
In April 2025, the National Academy of Education (NAEd) and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), represented by the Legal Defense Fund, jointly filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education. The lawsuit challenges the Department’s decision to cripple the collection of…
Curriculum/Book Bans
AMICUS BRIEF · JUNE 3, 2026
Amicus Brief Opposing DoDEA’s Curriculum Censorship and Book Bans
On June 3, 2026, the NAEd filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity, opposing the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)’s censorship of curriculum, removal of books, and restriction of Advanced…
AMICUS BRIEF · SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
Amicus Brief Opposing Censorship Law and Urging Inclusive Curricula
In September 2025, the NAEd filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit opposing Oklahoma’s classroom censorship law. Oklahoma’s law (H.B. 1775) limits public school curricula, pedagogy, and dialogue related to race and sex—running counter to well-established research on…
DEI/Race/National Origin
PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 27, 2026
Comment Urging the U.S. Department of Education to Preserve the Equity Assistance Centers
On July 27, 2026, the NAEd filed a formal comment with the U.S. Department of Education urging it to withdraw its proposed rule rescinding the Equity Assistance Center (EAC) Program. The proposed rescission would dismantle a proven, Congressionally-authorized program addressing the continuing…
PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 13, 2026
Formal Comment Urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to Withdraw its Proposed Rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
On July 13, 2026, the NAEd, along with 19 other scholarly and professional societies, filed a formal comment urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.” If finalized, this regulation would inject political…
PUBLIC COMMENT · MARCH 30, 2026
Response to GSA Proposed SAM Certification Changes
On March 30, 2026, the NAEd, together with 28 other scholarly and professional societies representing more than 165,000 individual members and more than 170 colleges and universities, submitted a urging the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to withdraw proposed changes to the System for…
Immigration
PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 13, 2026
Formal Comment Urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to Withdraw its Proposed Rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
On July 13, 2026, the NAEd, along with 19 other scholarly and professional societies, filed a formal comment urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.” If finalized, this regulation would inject political…
PUBLIC COMMENT · MARCH 30, 2026
Response to GSA Proposed SAM Certification Changes
On March 30, 2026, the NAEd, together with 28 other scholarly and professional societies representing more than 165,000 individual members and more than 170 colleges and universities, submitted a urging the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to withdraw proposed changes to the System for…
STATEMENT · FEBRUARY 17, 2026
Letter to DHS and ICE Addressing Educational Implications of Immigration Enforcement Actions
On February 17, 2026, the NAEd sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) urging them to enact practices to ensure that all students feel safe and secure attending school and all parents and guardians feel safe bringing…
Disability
RFI RESPONSE · OCTOBER 1, 2025
Response to ED Decision to Abandon State Reporting on Disproportionality Under the IDEA
In October 2025, the NAEd submitted a formal response objecting to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to no longer require states to report “Significant Disproportionality” data or alterations to their methodologies for calculating such data pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities…
LGBTQ+/Gender
PUBLIC COMMENT · JULY 13, 2026
Formal Comment Urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to Withdraw its Proposed Rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance”
On July 13, 2026, the NAEd, along with 19 other scholarly and professional societies, filed a formal comment urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to withdraw its proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.” If finalized, this regulation would inject political…
Civics
RFI RESPONSE · OCTOBER 1, 2025
Response to ED Priority of Promoting Patriotic Education
In October 2025, responding to the Department’s priority of promoting patriotic education that will guide its grantmaking, the NAEd drew upon robust research evidence from its synthesis report Educating for Civic Reasoning and Discourse and related efforts and called for a more expansive approach…
Teacher Preparation
RFI RESPONSE · MARCH 1, 2026
Response to ED Definition of Professional Student for Purposes of Student Loans
In March 2026, the NAEd filed a response to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education’s Request for Information regarding the proposed definitions of “professional student” and “graduate student” in connection with the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act…