AERA President Tyrone Howard Discusses the 2024 Annual Meeting Theme In a new video, President Tyrone Howard discusses the importance and aims of the 2024 Annual Meeting theme: “Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action.”
AERA Speaks Out on Supreme Court Decision on Use of Race in College Admissions Today the U.S. Supreme Court made it harder for higher education to achieve student equity and inclusivity, but avenues remain open and higher education must seize them. Read more
Submissions Sought for 2024 Annual Meeting: Deadline July 31 AERA encourages submissions for participation in the 2024 Annual Meeting. Read more
Opportunity for On-Demand Access to 2023 Annual Meeting Content through Year’s End AERA is offering on-demand access to 2023 Annual Meeting content for those who did not register for the place-based or virtual components of the conference. Read more
AERA Names 2023–24 Congressional Fellows AERA has named two individuals as AERA Congressional Fellows for 2023–24. Read more
AERA Announces 2023–24 Minority Dissertation Fellows and Travel Awardees AERA has announced the 2023–24 recipients of its Minority Dissertation Fellowships and Travel Awards. Read more
AERA to Offer Course on Text Classification with Qualitative Evidence on July 11—Register Now The 2023 AERA Virtual Research Learning Series continues with another course on July 11. Read more
AERA Nominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2024 Elected Officers: Deadline September 7 The AERA Nominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Read more
Nominations for 2024 AERA Awards Due October 12 AERA seeks nominations for the 2024 AERA Awards. The nominations deadline is October 12, 2023.
Spotlight on LGBTQ Education Researchers To celebrate 2023 Pride Month and to honor the work being done by education researchers on LGBTQ issues in education, a new series of videos spotlights AERA members Ed Brockenbrough, Karen Graves, Bryce E. Hughes, Kristen Renn, Mario I. Suárez, and their research, the inspiration for their work, and advice for aspiring scholars.
Superintendent Nathan Schilling Offers Advice to Education Researchers on How to Engage and Collaborate with School Leaders AERA member Nathan Schilling is the superintendent of Lansing School District 158 in Lansing, IL, a continuing adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership program at Concordia University Chicago, and program chair for AERA SIG 97–Research on the Superintendency. Read more
NSF Releases Public Access Plan 2.0 on Ensuring Access to Federally Funded Research During the week of June 5, the National Science Foundation released its Public Access Plan 2.0. Read more
IES Issues Guide for Researchers Conducting Implementation Research On June 27, the Institute of Education Sciences published Conducting Implementation Research in Impact Studies of Education Interventions: A Guide for Researchers. Read more
Debt Ceiling Deal Includes Caps on Spending for FY 2024 and FY 2025 On June 2, President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which prevented the U.S. from default by suspending the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025. Read more
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AERA members who have recently passed away
Ronald Heck, 71, died on January 11. He was a professor and chair of the department of educational administration in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Heck served as an associate editor of the American Educational Research Journal and was a member of Division A—Administration, Organization, and Leadership and Division H—Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools. Read more
Dawn M. Horton, 63, died on April 30. She was an assistant professor in school counseling and associate director of the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Horton was a member of Division E—Counseling and Human Development. Read more
Patricia A. Somers, 73, died on March 10. She was an associate professor in the department of educational leadership and policy in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Somers was a member of Division I—Education in the Professions, Division J—Postsecondary Education, and Division L—Educational Policy and Politics. Read more
Race-neutral alternatives to affirmative action in college admissions: The research The Journalist's Resource, June 29
Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action at Harvard and UNC Entrepreneur, June 29
Bills to end merit pay, paycheck protection for Michigan teachers head to Whitmer’s desk Michigan Capitol Confidential, June 29
Backlash against restorative discipline is growing as behavior breaks down District Administration, June 28
Study: Small number of teachers double racial discipline gap K-12 Dive, June 26
Study: Small Number of Teachers Account for Half of Racial Discipline Difference Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 20
Targeting Training to Just a Few Teachers Could Help Cut Racial Discipline Gap in Half Education Week, June 16
School's out for the summer: Prevent vacation learning loss with these techy tips USA Today, June 15
How to Avoid Summer Educational Slide Northern Virginia Magazine, June 15
Opinion: For most students, ‘test-optional’ doesn’t quite mean ‘test-optional’ Los Angeles Times, June 14
Does Performance-Based Teacher Pay Work? Here’s What the Research Says Education Week, June 12
Opinion: How Technology Can Help Reverse The Decline In College Enrollment Forbes, June 5
Opinion: Leaving my home: The next chapter in my education The Union, May 31
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