The 2026 NERA Conference will take place
Wednesday-Friday, October 14-16, 2026.
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Dear NERA Members, Guests and Future Members,
It is my distinct honor and privilege to welcome you all to the 57th Annual Conference of the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), taking place October 14–16, 2026, in Trumbull, Connecticut.
This year, we gather around a theme that is both timely and deeply consequential:
“Keepin’ It REAL in the Age of AI”
For some, the term “AI” may only bring to mind artificial intelligence: as generative technologies, large language models, automated systems, data analytics, and the rapidly evolving tools that are reshaping our daily lives.
There are even parent groups that use chatbots to help them plan daily meals for their families…complete with shopping lists!
If “AI” as artificial intelligence challenges us to reconsider how we create, analyze, communicate, and use knowledge; its antithesis, “AI” as anti-intellectualism challenges us to reconsider whether society still values knowledge, evidence, expertise and inquiry, as truth.
This is a time where membership in the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) is more important than ever before.
NERA has always been more than an annual conference.
For almost a century, NERA has been a community of scholars, researchers, practitioners, students, policymakers, and educators committed to asking difficult questions and pursuing meaningful answers that impact our region, nation and society as a whole.
In an age when “information” is abundant but not always trustworthy, it can be difficult to discern the truth.
Our responsibility as researchers has never been greater.
We look forward to welcoming you in Trumbull, CT.
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