Watch as AERA President Vanessa Siddle Walker discusses the 2020 Annual Meeting Theme, "The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good When Researchers and Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate." The 2020 Annual Meeting will take place April 17-21 in San Francisco, California.

High school seniors who receive texted reminders—or “nudges”—from their school counselors are more likely to complete the college financial aid application process and to enroll in college directly after graduating, according to a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Read the press release

A new article published in Educational Researcher highlights challenges and opportunities in aligning English language proficiency standards with content standards, as mandated by the Every Student Succeeds Act. Click here to read the full article. Click here to watch author Okhee Lee discuss her article.  

The forthcoming AERA book Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs is the first known collection of scholarly chapters dedicated to research on an array of college promise programs. It presents original studies that examine the several categories and variations of college promise programs and their effects. Click here to read the press release. Click here to watch the authors discuss the findings.

AERA is holding a Satellite Conference on Educational Data Science at Stanford University April 22-23 (immediately following the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting). View the call for submissions here; the deadline is December 16. For additional information, please see the September 2019 AERA Highlights story about the conference.

An increase in either the discipline gap or the academic achievement gap between black and white students in the United States predicts a jump in the other, according to a new study published in AERA Open. Click here to read the press release. Click here to watch the authors discuss the findings.