AERA Highlights

March 2017

AERA News
Education Research Policy and Funding News
Beyond AERA
AERA in the News

AERA News
From the Desk of the Executive Director: AERA Speaks Out on Bathroom Rules for Transgender Students In light of the recent passage of Senate Bill 6 (the “bathroom bill”) by the Texas Senate, sending it to the state House of Representatives for consideration, AERA reiterates its strong opposition to the legislation.
Amy Stuart Wells Voted AERA President-Elect Amy Stuart Wells, Professor of Sociology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, has been voted president-elect of AERA.
Key Members Elected to AERA Council Along with voting in Amy Stuart Wells as AERA president-elect, AERA members selected several new AERA Council representatives.
AERA Centennial Lecture Series Highlights Poverty and School Effectiveness in Detroit On March 23, AERA held its fifth Centennial Lecture and Open Forum in Detroit, with Charles Payne of the University of Chicago as the featured lecturer.
Centennial Lecture Series to Focus on School Discipline – Boston, April 12 On April 12, the sixth and final Lecture and Open Forum in the initial AERA Centennial Series will feature Russell Skiba (Indiana University), who will present on “The Limits of Schooling, The Power of Poverty.”
AERA Awards 11 Education Research Service Projects Grants The awards program is designed to encourage education researchers to offer their pro bono expertise to educational organizations, institutions, or other community groups that have identified and expressed a need for such assistance.


Education Research Policy and Funding News
AERA Delegation Advocates for Education Research on Capitol Hill A delegation of 10 AERA members met with key congressional offices on March 6 and 7 to advocate for federal support for education research.
Trump Budget Blueprint Calls for 13-Percent Cut to Education Department The Donald Trump administration issued its preliminary proposal for the 2018 fiscal year budget on March 16.
Congressional Committees Hold Hearings on National Science Foundation, STEM Education Earlier this month, House and Senate committees held hearings on issues related to education research funding.

Beyond AERA
William T. Grant Foundation Announces New Funding Opportunities Institutional Challenge Grant William T. Grant Scholars Program Research Grants James S. McDonnell Foundation Announces New Funding Opportunity Teachers as Learners Program National Academies Releases Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English IES Releases Education Technology Compendium New NCES Report Looks at U.S. Children's Nonparental Care Arrangements NAEP Releases 2015 National Indian Education Study (NIES) Report

AERA in the News
Recent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research
Charles Payne and the 'National Secret' of Educational Success Education Week, March 24 Study Finds Common Instruction Materials in Common-Core States Education Week, March 24 What Makes Admissions Officers More Likely to Admit Low-Income Students? Education Week, March 22 Study on Low-Income Applicants and Admissions Inside Higher Ed, March 21 New Research May Build Discrimination Case for Widely Used Principals Exam The 74, March 17 How Do Students Decide Whether to Discuss Their Immigration Status? Education Week, March 14 Steeper Paths From Teacher to Principal for Women, Minorities, Study Says Education Week, March 1 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. Editor: Felice J. Levine Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk Contributors: Juliane Baron, Nathan Bell, Andrew Middleditch, Sylvie Nguyen-Fawley, Victoria Oms, David Presgraves, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager