Comments from Education Research Stakeholders to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on The Future of Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences #GPAC2021
Comments from Education Research Stakeholders on the Future of Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences (FINAL).pdf
The Institute for Education Sciences (IES)—an often-underappreciated agency that houses federal education research grantmaking as well as the Department of Education’s statistical division, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)—may soon be getting a boost. Congress is working on...
With the summer and Jewish holidays behind them, Congress has returned to what promises to be a very busy fall! The agenda includes several major federal spending bills, including all 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, a budget reconciliation package, and an infrastructure bill. What...
On August 27, in a joint memo issued by the Directors of the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House announced its research and development (R&D) priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. Specifically, the memo outlines scientific priorities...
On August 16, PAA President Dr. Robert A. Hummer participated in a listening session (Listening Session 10: Advocates for Research on Neurology and Mental Health) that the White House Office and Science Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director...
PAA and APC submit comments in response to a RFI issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on “Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies.” #GPAC2021 #LettersandComments
PAA APC comments on OSTP RFI re scientific integrity 7-21 FINAL.pdf
PAA and APC submitted comments in response to the RFI that Congresswoman DeGette and Congressman Upton recently issued regarding the creation of ARPA-H within the Cures 2.0 legislation. With respect to the organizational placement and funding of ARPA-H, we associate ourselves with other...
PAA comments on Cures 2.0 discussion draft FINAL 7-21.pdf
On July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee passed and reported to the full House two appropriations measures important to the Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of Population Centers (APC). Together, the Labor, Health and Human Services and...
On July 15, the U.S. House of Representatives reported the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill and its accompanying report . The report included provisions that the Population Association of America (PAA) proposed regarding population research activities...
PAA and APC sign letter in strong support of the nomination of Robert Santos as director of the US Census Bureau and urge his prompt confirmation. As a long-time user of Census data and respected member of the Census stakeholder community, Santos is an outstanding nominee for director. He brings...