AERA Highlights December 2015

December 2015

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AERA News
AERA to Commemorate Centennial at 2016 Annual Meeting, April 8-12 Online Registration and Housing Now Open AERA is pleased to announce that registration and housing are now open for the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., April 8-12.
AERA Inaugurates Congressional Fellowship Program Applications Due February 22, 2016 With the unanimous support of Council, AERA is launching a Congressional Fellowship Program commencing in 2016—the Centennial year of the association.
AERA Holds Press Club Briefing on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin On December 7, two days before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments, AERA held a briefing at the National Press Club on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.
OECD-AERA Meeting Examines Longitudinal Data Systems AERA and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) convened more than 40 experts from the United States and 13 other OECD countries December 3–4 in Washington, D.C.
AERA Past President Robert L. Linn Dies AERA Past President (2003) Robert L. Linn died on December 8 at age 77 of natural causes.

Research Policy and Funding News
FY 2016 Omnibus Bill Boosts Funding for Education Research U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders have reached a deal on an omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the government through September 30, the end of the 2016 fiscal year.
Senate Passes Strengthening Education Through Research Act Before going on recess, the Senate passed S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act (SETRA), by unanimous consent on December 17. The legislation would reauthorize the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Crosses Finish Line After several months in a holding pattern, congressional authors announced in mid-November an agreement on a “framework to move forward” on the long-awaited reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

2016 AERA Membership Renewal is Open Go to www.aera.net. If you have any questions, contact members@aera.net. Thank you for supporting your association, as we strive to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.

Publications Calls
*Call for Editors, Review of Educational Research, Volumes 87-89 (2017-2019)* – Deadline Extended: January 5, 2016 AERA Open "Special Topic" Calls for Papers: Classroom Assessment as the Co-Regulation of Learning – Deadline: February 1, 2016 Changes in Early-Grade Education: Results From the Two ECLS-K Surveys – Deadline: February 1, 2016
AERA Calls
Call for Proposals for AERA Dissertation and Research Grants – Deadline: January 20, 2016 Call for Applications for Travel Support for International Scholars –Deadline: January 20, 2016 Call for Applications for AERA Institute on Statistical Analysis for Education Policy: Using Large-Scale Data to Study Mathematics Education and Outcomes – Deadline: January 25, 2016 *Call for 2016 Brown* Lecture Nominations – Deadline: February 10, 2016 Call for Education Research Conference Proposals** – Deadline: March 1, 2016

Beyond AERA
NCES Releases Statistics in Brief on Public School Teacher Autonomy in the Classroom Across School Years 2003-04, 2007-08, 2011-12 NCES Releases New Data on Postsecondary Enrollment, Student Financial Aid, and Employees at Postsecondary Institutions

AERA in the News
Recent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research
In Wake of ESSA, Senate Passes Long-Overdue Education Research Bill Education Week, December 18 Days from leaving office, Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks about successes, failures The Washington Post, December 17 Justice Scalia: Minorities Might Be Better Off at 'Slower-Track' Colleges Education Week, December 11 Did Scalia's Comments on Black Students Match the Facts? Wall Street Journal, December 10 A Supreme Court Justice Just Said Most Black Scientists Come From 'Lesser Schools' Vice News, December 9 More AERA in the News

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, Jessica Campbell, Victoria Oms, David Presgraves, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager

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