AERA Highlights - June 2018
AERA Highlights - June 2018
 
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June 2018

AERA News
Research Budget and Policy News
AERA Q&A
AERA Calls
Beyond AERA
New on the AERA Website
AERA in the News


AERA News
 
AERA Releases Statement on the Trump Administration’s Detainment of Immigrant Children
On June 22, AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine issued a statement on the association’s continuing concern for the thousands of children and their families who are living in trauma and experiencing the effects of “zero tolerance” and separation policies that render irreparable harm. Read the statement
AERA Announces 2018–19 Minority Dissertation Fellows
AERA has announced the recipients of the 2018–19 AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research and Travel Awards. Read more
 
AERA Names Two Congressional Fellows for 2018–19
AERA has named two scholars as AERA Congressional Fellows for 2018–19. They will spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on the staff of a member of Congress or a congressional committee, and use their research expertise to inform policy. Read more

Research Budget and Policy News
 
National Academies’ Report Calls on Academic Institutions to Overhaul Campus Culture to Address Sexual Harassment
On June 12, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released the findings of a comprehensive public report on the effects of sexual harassment on women in science, engineering, and medical careers. Read more
Trump Government Reorganization Plan Proposes Merging Education and Labor Departments
On June 21, the Office of Management and Budget released a proposal, Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century, to reorganize the federal government, which would include merging the Education Department with the Labor Department. Read more
Congressional Action on FY 2019 Appropriations Continues
The House and Senate appropriations committees are moving forward on FY 2019 funding, holding markup hearings on budgets for federal agencies that support education research. Read more
Two Leadership Roles Filled at IES and NSF
Two senior positions have been filled at the Institute of Education Sciences and the National Science Foundation. Read more
NSF Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee Meets
The National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee met in Washington, D.C., on May 31 and April 1. Read more


AERA Q&A
 
The Hechinger Report’s Jill Barshay Discusses Covering Education Research 
Jill Barshay is a contributing editor at The Hechinger Report, where she writes the weekly “Proof Points” column about education research and data. This 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


AERA Calls
 


Beyond AERA
 


New on the AERA Website
 
Updated and Expanded Trending Research Topics
To help inform public discussion and policy development with high-quality education research, AERA’s website offers open access to journal content organized around important education issues trending in the news. This resource has recently been updated and expanded, and now covers 10 areas, from achievement gaps to value added models.


AERA in the News
 
Recent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research
 

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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, Collin Boylin, Jessica Sibold, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager