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The Research and Science Policy Forum focuses on important areas at the intersection of education research and science policy. All times are in Eastern Time. This schedule is preliminary. Check back for updates and additional information on forthcoming sessions.
Reducing Intergenerational Poverty: A Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Thursday, April 11, 4:20 pm to 5:50 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Chair: Adam Gamoran (William T. Grant Foundation) Participants: Margaret R. Burchinal (University of Virginia), Harry Holzer (Georgetown University) Presenters: Megan Bang (Northwestern University), W. Steven Barnett (Rutgers University), Vivian L. Gadsden (University of Pennsylvania)
The 2023 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Reducing Intergenerational Poverty, examines key drivers of long-term, intergenerational poverty, including the racial disparities and structural factors that contribute to this cycle. The report assesses existing research on the effects on intergenerational poverty of income assistance, education, health, and other intervention programs and identifies evidence-based programs and policies that have the potential to significantly reduce the effects of the key drivers of intergenerational poverty. The report also examines the disproportionate effect of disadvantage to different racial/ethnic groups. In addition, the report identifies high-priority gaps in the data and research needed to help develop effective policies for reducing intergenerational poverty in the United States. This session will feature an overview of the report and recommendations from members of the committee that produced the consensus study, as well as discussion on future research directions based on the recommendations provided in the report.
Opportunities for Federal Research Funding: Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, and National Institutes of Health Friday, April 12, 9:35 am to 11:05 am Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Chair: Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy (Northwestern University) Participants: Sarah Jane Brasiel (Institute of Education Sciences), James A. Griffin (National Institutes of Health), Jolene Jesse (National Science Foundation), Allen Ruby (Institute of Education Sciences)
The Institute of Education Sciences, the STEM Education Directorate at the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development are key resources of funding support for education research. Representatives from these agencies will provide updates on activities and funding opportunities of interest to education researchers.
Testing Standards Revision Updates and Membership Input (Joint Session With the National Council on Measurement in Education) Friday, April 12, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 201C
Chairs: Michael C. Rodriguez (University of Minnesota), Kristen L. Huff (Curriculum Associates) Presenters: Michael C. Rodriguez (University of Minnesota), Kristen L. Huff (Curriculum Associates), Andres De Los Reyes (University of Maryland), Ye Tong (National Board of Medical Examiners)
The Leadership Role and Research Priorities of the STEM Education Directorate (EDU): A Conversation With James L. Moore III, National Science Foundation, EDU Assistant Director Friday, April 12, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 203AB
Chair/Moderator: Adam Gamoran (William T. Grant Foundation) Speaker: James L. Moore (National Science Foundation)
This open discussion forum provides an opportunity to hear from Dr. James L. Moore, III, Assistant Director for the STEM Education Directorate (EDU) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). This session will start with a brief talk from Dr. Moore. He will discuss important opportunities for the education research community and priority areas meriting attention, including the role of education research in strengthening STEM education across the lifespan and developing a diverse and inclusive STEM workforce. He will also provide updates on his priorities within the EDU Directorate along with its partnerships on cross-NSF and cross-agency priorities.
This session is structured as an open discussion forum. Dr. Moore is interested in engaged conversation with the research community—graduate students, early career scholars, and senior researchers alike—about investments and critical issues in education research whether or not they are yet on the agenda of NSF.
Fairness in the Next Generation of the Standards: A Discussion on Equity Friday, April 12, 3:05 pm to 4:35 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 203AB
Chair: Michael C. Rodriguez (University of Minnesota) Participants: Michael E. Walker (Self-employed), Pohai Kukea Shultz (University of Hawai‘i at Manoa), Molly M. Faulkner-Bond (WestEd),Montserrat B. Valdivia Medinaceli (University of California - Davis), Tyrone C. Howard (University of California - Los Angeles), Charlotte R. Gilbar (Natrona County School District)
This panel is jointly sponsored by NCME and AERA and will discuss issues related to how the next version of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing should treat the role of fairness from the perspective of equity for traditionally marginalized racial-ethnic communities. In early 2023, NCME and AERA both surveyed membership on the issues that should be addressed in the next generation of the Standards, which are currently undergoing review for revision. In both surveys, the theme of fairness was prominent. There is much discussion in the field of educational measurement about how assessment purpose and use, design, psychometrics, analyses, and interpretation should evolve to better ensure equitable treatment of students from all populations, including and especially students from historically marginalized communities. The members of the panel have been carefully chosen to represent voices from a variety of perspectives in the field: academics, practitioners, and graduate students.
Early Career Research Fellowship and Funding Opportunities Friday, April 12, 4:55 pm to 6:25 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 203AB
Chair: Barbara Schneider (Michigan State University) Participants: Jack Busbee (National Academy of Education), Rhoda Freelon (The Spencer Foundation), George L. Wimberly (American Educational Research Association), Melissa Wooten (William T. Grant Foundation)
This session will highlight research funding and fellowship opportunities that are available through scholarly societies and foundations that are tailored to early career scholars. Presenters will provide an overview of the early career funding and fellowship opportunities that their organizations offer, with moderated Q&A to follow presentations.
How to Communicate Research with the News Media to Promote Accuracy and Coverage of Important Issues Saturday, April 13, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 203AB
Chair/Moderator: Tony Pals (American educational Research Association) Participants: Dominique Baker (University of Delaware), Jill Barshay (The Hechinger Report), Denise Ordway (The Journalist’s Resource)
This session will bring together two veteran journalists and a scholar with extensive experience working with the news media. They will discuss best practices and offer useful advice for how education researchers can build and foster productive relationships with journalists that allow them to share their newsworthy scholarship and inform news coverage of important education/higher education issues. They will also solicit feedback from attendees on how journalists can work with researchers to prevent errors in their coverage of complex issues. There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and briefly share about their potentially newsworthy work.
Priorities and Shared Aspirations Across the Institute of Education Sciences: Perspectives From IES Commissioners Saturday, April 13, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Chair: Bridget Terry Long (Harvard University) Participants: Elizabeth R. Albro (Institute of Education Sciences), Peggy G. Carr (National Center for Education Statistics), Nathan Jones (Institute of Education Sciences), Matthew E. Soldner (Institute of Education Sciences)
This session will highlight current priorities within the Institute of Education Science around its research programs, statistical data collection, and development of evidence-based tools and resources. IES has embarked on an agenda that is transformative to the field both in accelerating learning and in developing new measures and methods for data collection and reporting. This session will include an update on IES priorities across its four centers, shared visions of supporting research and data to build evidence-based policy and practice, and detail how the education research community can be engaged in the work that IES supports.
Open Office Hours With Program Officers From the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Science Foundation Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) Saturday, April 13, 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 204ABC
Chairs: Elizabeth R. Albro (Institute of Education Sciences), Jolene Jesse (National Science Foundation), Nathan Jones (Institute of Education Sciences) Presenters: Sarah Jane Brasiel (Institute of Education Sciences), Katherine Taylor (Institute of Education Sciences), Helyn Kim (Institute of Education Sciences), Lara Faust (IES/National Center for Education Research), Vinita Chhabra (IES - National Center for Education Research), Jennifer Schellinger (Institute of Education Sciences), David Daniel (National Science Foundation), Margret A. Hjalmarson (National Science Foundation), Jolene Jesse (National Science Foundation), Fengfeng Ke (Florida State University), Melissa J. Luna (West Virginia University), Jennifer A. Noll (National Science Foundation), Robert Ochsendorf (National Science Foundation), Asli Sezen-Barrie (National Science Foundation), Jessaca K. Spybrook (Western Michigan University), Joan M.T. Walker (National Science Foundation), Elizabeth Danielle Roberts (U.S. Department of Education), Jennifer Ellis (National Science Foundation)
This session provides the opportunity for informal connections with program officers for research and training programs funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Directorate (EDU). Program officers will be available to discuss funding opportunities and provide information about a variety of programs that support education research. Along with learning about the specific grant portfolios of program officers, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the overall grant process at IES and NSF. The session will kick off with welcoming remarks from Elizabeth Albro, Commissioner of the IES National Center for Education Research, Jolene Jesse, Acting Division Director for the NSF EDU Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, and Nathan Jones, Commissioner of the IES National Center for Special Education Research.
State of the Field: Gender and Racial Equity in Educational Measurement—A Report From AERA, NCME, and WIM Saturday, April 13, 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Chair: Felice J. Levine (American Educational Research Association) Participants: Thao Thu Vo (Washington State University), Susan Lyons (Lyons Assessment Consulting), Nathan E. Bell (American Educational Research Association), Ye Tong (National Board of Medical Examiners)
This session highlights a new report, “State of the Field: Gender and Racial Equity in Educational Measurement,” to be released at the Annual Meeting. The listed participants are the co-authors of the report. It is the result of a collaborative initiative of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Women in Measurement (WIM) aimed at understanding the current state of gender and racial equity within the educational measurement field. Based on a survey of professionals’ experiences and perceptions, the study documents disparities across racial and gender groups and offers recommendations for creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive profession.
Evaluating and Improving Teacher Preparation Programs: A Consensus Report from the National Academy of Education Saturday, April 13, 3:05 pm to 4:35 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 201C
Chair: Robert E. Floden (Michigan State University) Participants: Linda Darling-Hammond (Learning Policy Institute), Kenneth M. Zeichner (University of Washington) Commentators: Amy Stuart Wells (Bank Street Graduate School of Education), Jennifer Robinson (Montclair State University)
A recently released National Academy of Education (NAEd) consensus report, Evaluating and Improving Teacher Preparation Programs, addresses the crucial role of teacher preparation programs (TPPs) to recruit, prepare, and retain a qualified and diverse teacher workforce, generating a supply of teachers that is responsive to demand to ensure all students are taught by well-prepared, culturally responsive teachers. This is especially important in a time when too many students, especially those from historically marginalized communities, do not have equitable access to qualified, well-prepared teachers, and as we are witnessing teacher shortages, high teacher attrition rates, wage penalties, and difficult working conditions. Given the larger educational context in which TPPs are positioned, this report provides recommendations for TPP evaluations and improvements as well as broader reforms to the educational system necessary to support equitable access to high quality teacher preparation for prospective teachers.
The Nelson Memo’s Implications for Education Research and Data Equity Sunday, April 14, 9:35 am to 11:05 am Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 203AB
Chair: Felice J. Levine (American Educational Research Association) Participants: Elizabeth R. Albro (Institute of Education Sciences), Andrew Ho (Harvard University), Margaret Levenstein (University of Michigan), Leher Singh (National Science Foundation), Kei Koizumi (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
Advancing Data Infrastructures to Support LGBTQ+ Students & Scholars Sunday, April 14, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Chair/Moderator: Travis T. York (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Presenters: Travis T. York (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Mario I Suárez (Utah State University), Jon Freeman (New York University), Elise Christopher (National Center for Education Statistics), Kei Koizumi (White House Office of Science and Technology Policy)
As has long been the case with measuring gender and race information at U.S. academic institutions, collecting sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data could help identify barriers LGBTQ people face at STEMM institutions. The data would aid in developing accountability systems to protect against bias and discrimination. Colleges and universities, informed by this data, could create programs to foster more supportive and inclusive STEMM pathways for LGBTQ students and scholars.
This panel will discuss the current enthusiasm, momentum, and challenges in collecting more robust SOGI data. The discussion will start with Drs. York & Suárez discussing the SOGI data landscape of higher education and highlighting the work of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in partnership with the University of Vermont’s Queer and Trans People in Education (QTPiE) and UCLA’s Williams Institute, to increase the capacity and quality of SOGI data collection in higher education. The panel will broaden this discussion from an institutional context to the broader educational research field with a discussion of SOGI Data challenges and opportunities presented by Drs. Freeman & Christopher.
Inclusive R&D Infrastructures: Perspective, Context, and Communicentric Bias Thursday, April 11, 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - 202AB
Toward a Research & Development Roadmap: Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, and Assessment in the Service of Learning Friday, April 12, 3:05 pm to 4:35 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) Research Infrastructures & STEM Talent Systems Saturday, April 13, 3:05 pm to 4:35 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
Forty Years of Triple Quandary, Taking Stock and Looking Forward Sunday, April 14, 3:05 pm to 4:35 pm Pennsylvania Convention Center, Level 200 - Room 202AB
The full details of the sessions are available on the series page.