AERA President Rich Milner Discusses the 2023 Annual Meeting Theme In a new video, President Rich Milner discusses the importance and aims of the 2023 Annual Meeting theme: “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth.”
Final 2023 Annual Meeting Dates Announced—Registration Fees Remain Unchanged AERA has announced the final dates for the 2023 dual-component Annual Meeting. Read more
Submissions Sought for 2023 Annual Meeting—Deadline: July 27 AERA encourages submissions for participation in the 2023 Annual Meeting. Read more
2022 Annual Meeting Presenters Still Can Participate in the Interactive Presentation Gallery and Online Paper Repository All 2022 AERA Annual Meeting authors still have the opportunity to display their presentations and papers, respectively, in the AERA Interactive Presentation Gallery and the Online Paper Repository. Read more
Registrants Have Access to All 2022 Virtual Meeting Content Until April 19, 2023 A rich array of virtual 2022 Annual Meeting content is available on the online platform for meeting registrants until April 19, 2023. Read more
Council Endorses AAU Principles on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Academia On February 4, AERA Council voted to endorse the principles set forth by the Association of American Universities in October 2021 to prevent sexual harassment in academia and to commend the leadership of the AAU for taking this step forward. Read more
AERA Nominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2023 Elected Officers—Deadline: September 8 The AERA Nominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Read more
AERA Participates in IES Discussion on LGBTQI+ Voices in Education Research On June 29, the Institute of Education Sciences held its most recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Virtual Listening and Learning Series session, “Leveraging LGBTQI+ Voices in Education Research.” Read more
AERA Announces 2022–23 Minority Dissertation Fellows and Travel Awardees AERA has announced its 2022–2023 Minority Dissertation Fellows and Travel Awardees. Read more
AERA Journals Top International Education and Educational Research Rankings Three AERA journals are ranked in the top 20 of the Journal Citation Reports, released in June. Read more
Q&A: Coeditors Jessica L. Jonson and Kurt F. Geisinger Discuss the New AERA Book Fairness in Educational and Psychological Testing AERA recently published Fairness in Educational and Psychological Testing: Examining Theoretical Research, Practice, and Policy Implications of the 2014 Standards, edited by Jessica L. Jonson and Kurt F. Geisinger. Read more
AERA Responds to IES RFI on Large-Scale Data On May 31, AERA provided comments in response to a request for information from the Institute of Education Sciences on the “Existence and Use of Large Datasets to Address Education Research Questions.” Read more
Biden Issues Executive Order to Advance Equity for LGBTQI+ Individuals On June 15, President Biden issued an executive order on advancing equality for LGBTQI+ individuals. Read more
Appointments Announced for Key Science Leadership Agency Positions On June 21, President Biden announced his nomination of Arati Prabhakar to be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Read more
FY 2023 Appropriations Process Kicks Off with House Markups In the last two weeks of June, the House Appropriations Committee held markup hearings on bills to fund federal agencies for the 2023 fiscal year, which begins on October 1. Read more
AERA Awards Nominations—Deadline: October 13
AERA Fellows Nominations—Deadline: October 27
AERA 2023 Annual Meeting Submissions—Deadline: July 27
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Special Issue: Diagnostic Statistical Models—Deadline: August 1
Videos of Major 2022 Annual Meeting Sessions
The National Assessment Governing Board is seeking nominations for panelists to provide guidance and develop recommendations for updates to the NAEP science frameworks. The deadline is July 6.
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
AERA members who have recently passed away
Philip Archer, 81, died on May 24. He was a president, board member, and conference co-chair of the Northeastern Educational Research Association. Read more
Marion C. Karl, 94, died on May 21. She retired from the Alleghany Intermediate Unit, a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, where she worked as curriculum coordinator for the Inter-Cultural Understanding Project. Read more
Elsie Gloria Jean Moore Smith, 72, died on February 21. She was a professor in the Mary Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Read more
Lynn A. Thomas, 62, died on June 9. She was a professor in the department of pedagogy at the Université de Sherbrooke. Thomas was an active member of the Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices SIG. Read more
Opinion: Test scores help predict student success The Carolina Journal, June 6
Summer can be fun and educational for students The Brunswick News, June 1
Student Loan Debt, Equity and Forgiveness Inside Higher Ed, May 31
PROOF POINTS: How do you find a gifted child? The Hechinger Report, May 31
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