Study Finds Link between Voter Preference for Trump and Bullying in Middle School A new study published in Educational Researcher found that bullying rates among middle school students in the spring of 2017 were 18 percent higher in localities where voters had favored Donald Trump than in those that had supported Hillary Clinton. Read the press release
Is the President Making Middle School Worse? The New York Times, January 11, 2019
Study: Bullying rates at Virginia middle schools were higher in Trump country after his election The Washington Post, January 9, 2019
AERA Encourages 2018 End-of-Year Giving December 2018
AERA is encouraging members and friends of education research to make an end-of-year contribution to important AERA initiatives. The AERA “ask” is focused on vital sets of activities supported through the Second Century Fund and the Minority Dissertation Fellowship Fund. Read more
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AERA Statement on School Safety Commission’s Recommendation to Repeal Federal Guidance on Reducing Racial Discipline Gaps - December 2018 AERA Statement on the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting - November 2018
AERA Calls on Congress to Support the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 - October 2018
AERA Statement on the Trump Administration’s Detainment of Immigrant Children - June 2018
AERA Statement on the Justice Department's Announced Cancellation of School Safety Studies - March 2018
Statement by AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine on the South Florida High School Shooting - February 2018 AERA Statement on the Hateful Acts in Charlottesville - August 2017 AERA Speaks Out on Bathroom Rules for Transgender Students - March 2017
Statement by AERA on the White House Executive Order on Visas and Immigration - January 2017
AERA Speaks to "Texas Bathroom Bill" - January 2017
AERA Council Endorses Joint Statement on “Campus Carry” Legislation - July 2016
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