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Rich Milner Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, has been voted AERA president-elect. Read more
AERA Speaks Out on the Shootings in Atlanta and Growing Anti-Asian Violence "The shooting deaths of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, in Atlanta yesterday is a horrendous tragedy, and just the latest incident in an ever growing wave of mass violence in our country. We extend our deepest sympathy to the loved ones of the victims and to communities in Atlanta and across the United States that have been deeply affected by this senseless assault." Read more
AERA Member Emily Rauscher Selected as FABBS Early Career Impact Award Recipient AERA member Emily Rauscher has been selected as a 2021 Early Career Impact Award recipient by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences. Read more
AERA and OECD Hold Research Forum on the Global Teaching InSights Study On March 11, AERA and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development held an interactive forum, “The Global Teaching InSights Video Study: Methodology, Data, and Research Opportunities,” to examine research opportunities and lessons learned from OECD’s Global Teaching InSights Video Study. Read more
Coming to the AERA Virtual Annual Meeting—A Unique Opportunity AERA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting will be held on an interactive and dynamic platform that will offer all attendees an inviting, user-friendly virtual environment. Read more
Annual Meeting Presidential Address and Major Lectures Are Not to Be Missed AERA President Shaun Harper’s presidential address and major lectures by preeminent scholars in the field of education research promise to be intellectually engaging, thought-provoking, and stimulating. Read more
High-Profile Annual Meeting Sessions Will Engage Attendees and Catalyze the Field The AERA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting features a rich array of high-profile sessions curated to engage attendees on many of the most pressing and timely topics that face education researchers on regional, national, and global levels. Read more
AERA Continues Its Ombuds Program at the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting AERA will continue its Ombuds Program as part of the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. First introduced at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Toronto, the Annual Meeting Ombuds is an important component of AERA’s ongoing commitment and expanded initiatives to ensure a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment for all who participate in AERA meetings and events. Read more
With FY 2022 Appropriations Process about to Get Underway, AERA Urges Boosts to Research Funding In early April, President Biden is expected to release preliminary details of the administration’s budget request for FY 2022. The budget request is typically released in February, but the administration’s first budget has been delayed due to challenges with the transition from the previous administration and the absence of a permanent director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Read more
American Rescue Plan Act Includes Emergency Funding to IES and NSF for COVID-19 Response On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. The legislation provides $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief and stimulus in response to the continued needs created by the pandemic. Read more
House Science Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan NSF Reauthorization Bill On March 26, House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK), along with Chairwoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Ranking Member Michael Waltz (R-FL) of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology introduced the National Science Foundation for the Future Act. Read more
Call for Applications for AERA Grants Program—Deadline: May 12
Call for Applications for AERA Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning—Deadline: May 24
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
Research: Video Learning May be More Effective Than In-person Lectures Tech & Learning, March 31
Dr. H. Richard Milner IV Voted President-Elect of AERA Diverse Issues in Higher Education, March 29
Why Black Teachers Walk Away Edutopia, March 26
From Fee to Free: The Move to an Open-Access Digital Publication Associations Now, March 25
New Orleans mayor, local groups denounce anti-Asian racism after Atlanta shootings Nola.com, March 20
Atlanta shootings: Anti-Asian violence rising in schools, too District Administration, March 18
Opinion: Time for Colorado colleges to say “be gone” to the ACT and SAT Denver Post, March 11
Digital books can affect learning skills of young children The Week, March 10
Study: Print picture books may be better than digital ones for young readers UPI, March 9
FAFSA Applications Fell After COVID — And For Many Incoming Freshmen, They Haven’t Recovered The 74, March 9
Most e-books harm children learning to read, research finds, as technology distracts from stories The Telegraph, March 9
Concerns deepen over amount of pandemic relief for US research Research Professional News, March 4
Report: Parent school reviews correlate with test scores, not growth or effectiveness Education Dive, March 3
How parents’ online school reviews reflect racial disparities District Administration, March 2
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