November 2024

AERA News

Registration for 2025 AERA Annual Meeting to Open in December
Registration for the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting will open in December. The conference will be held in Denver on April 23–27, with many pre-meeting events on April 21–22. Read more

AERA Convenes Education Research Leaders for 2024 AERA-CURI Fall Policy Conference
On November 17–19, 45 deans and associate deans at colleges of education and leaders at research institutions joined for the annual Fall Policy Conference of the AERA Consortium of University and Research Institutions in the AERA Convening Center in Washington, D.C. Read more

AERA-NSF Grants Program Holds Fall Research Conference
On November 14–16, the AERA Grants Program, funded by the National Science Foundation, held its annual Fall Research Conference at the AERA Convening Center in Washington, D.C. Read more

Graduate students are the future of education research – and the need to help emerging scholars has never been more critical. That is why we are asking for your generous support to maintain the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund.

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Research and Science Policy News

AERA and AAAS Press for SOGI Questions on National Survey of College Graduates
On November 4, AERA and the American Association for the Advancement of Science submitted comments to inform the development of the 2025 National Survey of College Graduates, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. Read more

AERA members are encouraged to submit nominations for education researchers to be honored as AERA Fellows in the 2025 cohort. The Call for Nominations is now open. Nominations are submitted online and due December 11, 2024.

AERA Publications News

AERA to Publish New Edition of Handbook of Education Policy Research
In April, AERA will release the next edition of the Handbook of Education Policy Research, edited by Lora Cohen-Vogel (University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill), Peter Youngs (University of Virginia), and Janelle Scott (University of California–Berkeley). Read more

Special Section of JEBS Examines AI in Educational Statistics
The October issue of the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics opened with a special section titled “AI in Educational Statistics.” Read more

EEPA Editor Team Extended Three Additional Years
AERA is pleased to announce that the co-editor team for Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis will be extended for three additional years, through 2028. Read more

AERA Calls

AERA Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Roundtable Series—Deadline: December 3

AERA Research Engagement and Development with Youth (READY)—Deadline: December 5

AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop—Extended Deadline: December 10

AERA Publications Calls

Beyond AERA

AERA in the News

The More Students Miss Class, the Worse Teachers Feel About Their Jobs
Education Week, November 14

The Longer-Term Impact of the Early College High School Model on Postsecondary Degree Attainment
EducationNC, November 14

Teacher job dissatisfaction is linked to high student absences, study says
EdSource, November 12

New Research: Immigrant Students Boost English Learners’ Academic Performance
The 74, November 6

Grappling With Election Stress? You’re Not Alone
Her Campus, November 3

More AERA in the News

AERA Highlights is published by the American Educational Research Association monthly to inform members and others interested in education research about the latest news and developments in AERA and in the field.

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