A new comprehensive review of research finds that, in many cases, replacing some college teaching methods with pre-recorded videos leads to small improvements in learning and that supplementing existing content with videos results in strong learning benefits. Learn more

After the COVID-19 crisis hit last March, federal student aid applications among potential college freshmen in California dropped 14 percent between mid-March and mid-August, relative to prior years. Read more

The AERA-ICPSR PEERS Data Hub will hold a free workshop on “Cutting-Edge Quantitative and Computational Methods for STEM Education Research” on February 25, 1:00 pm–3:30 pm ET. The workshop is the second in a series of webinars offered through the PEERS Data Hub that focuses on research methods in STEM education research. Learn more 

AERA is seeking proposals for the 2021 Education Research Conferences Program. This program awards grants of up to $35,000 for conferences intended to break new ground in substantive areas of inquiry, stimulate new lines of study, or develop innovative research methods or techniques. The submission deadline is February 26. Read the Call.

AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology at a hearing titled “Building Back the U.S. Research Enterprise: COVID Impacts and Recovery” on Thursday, February 25. Read Levine's written testimony. 

AERA and the Spencer Foundation have released a joint report, Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students, that shares findings and recommendations from focus groups conducted in spring 2020. Learn more

AERA invites applications for the AERA Congressional Fellowship Program, which offers a valuable professional development opportunity by embedding high-quality education researchers in congressional offices. Application deadline: March 19. Learn more

AERA has announced four professional development courses that will be held immediately following the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, on April 13–16. All courses run from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. Read more