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AERA Highlights - July 2017

July 2017

AERA News
Education Research Policy and Funding News
AERA Calls
Beyond AERA
AERA in the News
Video of the Month

AERA News
AERA Nominating Committee for the SIG Executive Committee Seeks Recommendations — Deadline: August 30 The AERA Nominating Committee for the SIG Executive Committee seeks recommendations for well-qualified candidates for two at-large positions during the 2018 election. The deadline for submitting nominations for AERA-wide offices is also extended to August 30.
Attendees Advance Issues at AERA-NSF Data Sharing and Research Transparency Workshop More than 60 participants, including representatives from 13 associations and 18 journals, gathered in Washington, D.C., on July 25–27 for an intensive workshop on data sharing and research transparency at the article publishing stage.
AERA and WERA Convene the Second Meeting of Education Research Associations in the Americas On May 1 in San Antonio, Texas, the American Educational Research Association, in cooperation with the World Education Research Association, held the second Meeting of the Education Research Associations in the Americas.
AERA Webcasts on Communicating Locally with Federal Policymakers Now Available AERA offered two webinars in July to provide guidance and tips for members interested in visiting local congressional offices while Congress is on recess in August, to highlight the value of education research.


Education Research Policy and Funding News
Flurry of Congressional Activity on FY 2018 Appropriations July was a busy month for the House and Senate appropriations committees. Both chambers moved legislation to fund federal agencies for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins on October 1.

AERA Calls
Call for Prospective Nominees for 2018 AERA-wide Elections - Deadline Extended: August 30 Call for Prospective Nominees for 2018 SIG Executive Committee Elections - Deadline: August 30 Call for Dissertation and Research Grant Applications - Deadline: August 31 Call for Volunteer Session Chairs and Discussants - Deadline: August 31 Call for Education Research Conference Proposals - Deadline: September 12

Beyond AERA
New NCES Report Examines Crime and Safety in U.S. Public Schools NCES Releases "Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2017" IES Posts FY 2018 Research Funding Webinars

AERA in the News
Recent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research
Education foundation gives a boost for summer reading The Baltimore Sun, July 28 A Punishment That Doesn't Work Inside Higher Ed, July 20 Study: Increased Credit Hours' Impact on Graduation Rates 'Very Limited' Diverse Issues in Higher Education, July 19 More AERA in the News
Video of the Month: Study: The Costs and Consequences of Excess Credit Hours Policies



AERA Highlights is published by the American Educational Research Association monthly to inform members and others interested in education research about the latest news and developments in AERA and in the field. Editor: Felice J. Levine Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk Contributors: Juliane Baron, McKinley Gillespie, Sylvie Nguyen-Fawley, David Presgraves, Anna Rappoport, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager