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AERA and UCEA Convene to Chart Course for Research on Educational Leadership Preparation On November 11–13, AERA and UCEA held a research conference, “Advancing Knowledge About University Contributions to Professional Learning in Educational Leadership,” at the new AERA Convening Center in Washington, D.C. Read more
AERA-NSF Grants Program Holds Fall Research Conference The AERA Grants Program, supported by NSF, held its annual Fall Research Conference October 31–November 2 in the AERA Convening Center. It brought together dissertation and early career awardees and scholars, Governing Board members, federal agency representatives, and other scholars and experts. Read more
AERA invites applications for the AERA Congressional Fellowship Program, which provides an exciting opportunity for AERA members to use education research to inform public policy while working on Capitol Hill.
AERA Comments on Proposed Changes to the Civil Rights Data Collection On November 18, AERA submitted comments on proposed revisions to the 2019–20 administration of the Civil Rights Data Collection, which includes data on leading civil rights indicators related to access and barriers to educational opportunity from early childhood through Grade 12. Read more
President Trump Appoints Three Members to National Board for Education Sciences On November 22, President Trump announced his intent to appoint three members to the National Board for Education Sciences, which advises the director of the Institute of Education Sciences on the agency’s activities and approves priorities and peer review procedures for IES. Read more
Three Education Researchers Appointed to the National Assessment Governing Board On November 13, the NAGB announced six new member appointments and one reappointment made by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Three education researchers are among the appointees. Read more
On November 21, President Trump signed into law a second short-term continuing resolution to extend funding for FY 2020 at FY 2019 levels through December 20. This provides additional time for Congress and the administration to resolve differences on several policy issues. Read more
Call for Editors: RRE Volumes 46, 48 (2022, 2024)
NCES Releases Reports: Electronic Bullying: Online and by Text; Students' Perceptions of Bullying; and Student Perceptions of School Discipline and the Presence of Gangs or Guns at School
NCES Releases Web Reports on Recent Trend Results in Adult Literacy
New NCES Web Report Provides International Comparisons of U.S. 8th Graders’ Computer and Information Literacy
Calls for Input/Submissions
Call for Input for Committee on National Statistics Workshop on 2020 Census Data Products: Data Needs and Privacy Considerations (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine), December 11-12
Call for Submissions for Penumbra: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Critical and Creative Inquiry—Deadline: February 15, 2020
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Survey: Most educators find research hard to access Education Dive, November 21
Brooklyn makes progress desegregating middle schools Education Dive, November 18
Study: Summer school for EL students could boost 4-year graduation rates Education Dive, November 11
Do charter schools increase socioeconomic segregation? Seattle Times, November 6
Study: Personalized, Data-driven, Text-Based Interventions Improve Student Outcomes College Access.org, November 4
'Two sides of the same coin': Stanford study shows link between achievement gap and racial disparities in school discipline Palo Alto Online, October 30
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