To the casual observer, the name of the century-old American Educational Research Association (AERA)--a professional organization largely comprising education school professors--might sound like any academic society, such as the American Historical Association or the Association for Psychological Science. In this article, the author argues that AERA is not a comprehensive resource for objective expertise. He claims that conclusions formed by social justice imperatives come first in the AERA, and the rest of the research process shapes to fit.