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In a new video featured on the AERA website, President Vanessa Siddle Walker discusses the aims and significance of the 2020 Annual Meeting theme: “The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good When Researchers and Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate."
AERA to Cosponsor June 12 Capitol Hill Briefing on Weapons and School Violence On June 12, AERA, the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, and the National Academy of Education will hold a congressional briefing to address current scientific research surrounding the pressing need to reduce violence in schools and communities. Read more
AERA Names Two Congressional Fellows for 2019–2020 AERA has named two early career scholars as AERA Congressional Fellows for 2019–2020. The Fellows will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working as staff for a member of Congress or a Congressional committee, and will use their education research expertise, outside of the academic setting, to inform public policy. Read more
AERA Showcases Research Advancing Science Learning at 25th Annual CNSF Exhibition on Capitol Hill AERA member Mimi Recker, professor of instructional technology and learning sciences at Utah State University, participated in the 25th Annual Exhibition of the Coalition for National Science Funding on April 30. Read more
New RRE Volume Explores the Significant Challenges in Changing Teaching Practice The 2019 volume of Review of Research in Education (RRE), titled “Changing Teaching Practice in P–20 Educational Settings,” casts a sharp lens on the challenges and opportunities faced by those who work toward changing teaching practice as well as those who research these efforts. Read more
House Appropriations Committee Advances FY 2020 Bills for Education Research Agencies On May 8, the House Appropriations Committee held a markup hearing on the 2020 fiscal year Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The bill advanced on a 30–23 party line vote. Read more
NIH OBSSR Releases Updated Definition of Behavioral and Social Science Research The National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research announced a revised definition of “behavioral and social science research” on May 14 after seeking public input earlier this year. Read more
White House OSTP to Examine Improving Research Environments On May 7, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the creation of the National Science and Technology Council Joint Committee on Improving Research Environments. Read more
Inside Higher Ed’s Scott Jaschik Discusses Covering Education Research Scott Jaschik is editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed. The following Q&A is one in an occasional series of conversations with policy and opinion leaders with an interest in and commitment to education research. Read more
NCES Releases The Condition of Education 2019
National Academies Releases Consensus Study Report on Reproducibility and Replicability in Science
New NCES Report Shows Revenues and Expenditures Per Pupil for Public School Districts Increased Between School Years 2014-15 and 2015-16
NAEP Releases Follow-Up 2015 National Indian Education Study (NIES) Report
2020 Young Scholars Program Call for Proposals (Foundation for Child Development)—Deadline: June 10
Call for Papers for Special Issue on Developing Professional Capital through Systems Approaches to Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice (Journal of Professional Capital and Community)—Deadline: June 15
Call for Nominations for the Dunette Prize (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology/APA Division 14 and the SIOP Foundation)—Deadline: June 30
Advanced Methods Institute on “In Support of Culturally Sustainable Research and Researchers,” Ohio State University, College of Education and Human Ecology, June 24 – 27
Request for Applications for Building Capacity for Science Communication Partnership Awards (National Academy of Sciences’ Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication Research and Practice)—Deadline: July 1
Spotlight on Texas’ Affirmative Action Program Politico “Morning Education,” May 28
How school segregation affects whether a black student gets labeled as having a disability Chalkbeat, May 28
Report Roundup Politico “Morning Education,” May 24
Teachers Often Experience 'Moral Injury' on the Job, Study Finds Education Week, May 23
65 Years After 'Brown v. Board,' Where Are All the Black Educators? Education Week, May 14
New Study Highlights How Divisive Political Rhetoric Can Seep Into America’s Schools, Prompting Heightened Bullying The 74 Million, May 13
Still too few Black female academics hold professorships University World News, May 11
When It Comes to College, High School Grades Reveal More Than Just Academics Education Week, May 7
The science divide: Why do Latino and black students leave STEM majors at higher rates? The Washington Post, May 3
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