Two AERA Members Appointed NAGB
September 2012/ Two AERA members have been appointed by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to serve four-year terms on the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). 



Registration Open for COSSA Colloquium
September 2012/ The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) will host its annual Colloquium on Social and Behavioral Science and Public Policy at the Embassy Row Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Thursday and Friday, November 29–30.  



AERA Joins With DBASSE to Host Social Science Symposium
September 2012/ AERA is collaborating with the National Research Council’s Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) in hosting the “Social and Behavioral Sciences in Action” Symposium.  



President-Elect Seeks Committee Nominations
September 2012/ AERA President-Elect Barbara Schneider seeks nominations for committee service. 



Innovative Features at 2013 Annual Meeting
September 2012/ General Program Chair Kristen Renn has announced three new features for the 2013 AERA Annual Meeting: the inaugural AERA film festival, TEDx-AERA events, and Ignite presentations.  


Organization of Institutional Affiliates Confronts Challenging Research Policy Issues
September 2012/ AERA, On September 9 and 10, members of AERA’s Organization of Institutional Affiliates (OIA) came to Washington, D.C., for its annual fall policy meeting. 



AERA Joins the Scholars at Risk Network 
August 2012 / AERA, a founding member of the Human Rights Coalition led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, has expanded its presence in the human rights arena.  


Incoming Editors Announce Vision for ER Editorship
July 2012/ Highlights - The incoming editors of Educational Researcher have announced their vision for the journal under their editorship.  Read published editorial and view the online video.  


AERA Nominating Committee 
May 2012/ Highlights 

AERA Joins Research Leaders
June 2012/ Highlights 

Expert Panel Report on NAEP Background Questions  
AERA Comments on NAEP Report, May 2012.
 
NSF Announces REESE Call: July 17 Deadline  
The National Science Foundation has released its solicitation for the Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program, with a submission deadline of July 17 this year.  

NSF Seeks Proposals for Data-Intensive Research  
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a grant program to enable the creation of new, large-scale data resources and relevant analytic techniques. The new program, Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences and in Education and Human Resources (BCC-SBE/EHR), seeks proposals by May 22. 

Education Research Service Projects   
WASHINGTON, APRIL 13, 2012– AERA has launched the Education Research Service Projects (ERSP), a new initiative to encourage education researchers to offer their pro bono expertise to educational organizations, institutions, or other community groups in areas where research can make a difference. The program seeks to connect research with education needs in local communities and to engender a culture of service.