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AERA Convenes Global Community for Reflection, Presidential Presentation, and Rededication AERA held a virtual “Worldwide Gathering for Reflection, Presentation, and Rededication” on Sunday, April 19, which convened 2,450 researchers, education leaders, educators, and other viewers from 76 countries. This historic Zoom-based event featured AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine, President Vanessa Siddle Walker, and President-Elect Shaun Harper. Read more
AERA Extends 2020 Final Paper Submission Deadline to June 22; Authors Encouraged to Participate in AERA Online Paper Repository and Interactive Presentation Gallery AERA is offering authors two opportunities to share and make accessible their papers accepted or invited for presentation at the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting. The AERA Online Paper Repository provides access to papers, and a new AERA Interactive Presentation Gallery provides authors with web-based presentation opportunities. Read more
President Harper Calls for Committee Nominations AERA President Shaun Harper reminds members that professional service is vital to the ongoing work of our association and invites submissions of committee nominations by May 18, 2020. Read more
2021 Annual Meeting Theme Released; Call for Submissions Coming May 15 The 2021 Annual Meeting theme—“Accepting Educational Responsibility”—“invites AERA members and other Annual Meeting attendees to acknowledge the roles we play in sustaining an array of social and educational inequities.”
AERA Executive Director Provides Comments on House Science Committee Request on Future Covid-19 Stimulus Bill On April 13, AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine submitted recommendations in response to a call from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee for input on needs that could be addressed in a future Covid-19 economic stimulus package. Read more
AERA Signs On to Call to Higher Education Administrators Regarding Student Educational Progress During Covid-19 With unprecedented challenges in the lives of college students during the Covid-19 pandemic, AERA signed on to an April 22 statement from the American Sociological Association calling on higher education administrators to make comparable temporary accommodations for students whose degree progress has been impacted by the pandemic. Read more
National Academies, NSF Create Network to Connect Decision-Makers with Social Scientists on Pressing Covid-19 Questions On April 28, the National Academies and NSF announced the creation of a Societal Experts Action Network to connect social and behavioral science researchers with decision-makers who are leading the response to Covid-19. Read more
STEM Education Advisory Panel Addresses Needs and Challenges in the Midst of Covid-19 On April 15, the federal STEM Education Advisory Panel held a virtual meeting, hearing updates from leaders of the agencies that coordinate the activities of the National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education. Read more
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Scientific Organizations Write to Congress Denouncing Anti-Asian Sentiment Diverse Issues in Higher Education, April 23
Coronavirus may reveal college admission exams are nonessential for higher education Fox News, April 16
Teachers not less likely to be racially biased, study says Education Dive, April 15
Teachers Just As Likely To Be Racially Biased As Anyone Else Forbes, April 15
Coronavirus and School Research: A Major Disruption and Potential Opportunity Education Week, April 9
Study: Minority Student Enrollment Hasn’t Kept Pace With Demographic Trends in States That Have Affirmative Action Bans Diverse Issues in Higher Education, April 8
Losing Minority Students Inside Higher Ed, April 8
The Fee Some Colleges Charge Students Attempting To Graduate Early Forbes, April 2
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