Annual Meeting Online Platform and Mobile App to Open by April 7 The 2023 AERA Annual Meeting online platform and Mobile App (AERA2023) will open by April 7. Read more
AERA Brings Youth to AERA Annual Meeting The 2023 Annual Meeting will feature several exciting new opportunities for youth to participate in the place-based component of the conference in Chicago, April 13–16. Read more
AERA Features Graduate Students and Early Career Scholars Across the Annual Meeting Program The 2023 AERA Annual Meeting will feature the work of thousands of early career scholars and graduate students across all components of the program—including division, SIG, and committee sessions. Read more
Celebrating and Supporting Cultural Diversity at the Annual Meeting The 2023 Annual Meeting will provide important opportunities for participants to uphold and celebrate cultural diversity, both of its attendees and of the host city of Chicago, through special initiatives that are new this year. Read more
AERA Research and Science Policy Forum to Feature Conversations with Federal Officials and on Timely Issues The Research and Science Policy Forum at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting will highlight important areas at the intersection of education research and science policy. Read more
Presidential Sessions to Engage Attendees on Pressing Topics in Education Research AERA President Rich Milner and the 2023 Presidential Program co-chairs have developed a series of presidential sessions that contribute to the 2023 Annual Meeting theme, “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth,” which focuses on ensuring equitable processes and results through education research. Read more
AERA Continues Its Ombuds Program at the 2023 Annual Meeting AERA will continue its Ombuds Program as part of the 2023 Annual Meeting. Read more
AERA Announces 2023 Fellows AERA has announced the selection of 24 exemplary scholars as 2023 AERA Fellows. Read more
AERA and SIG Leaders Issue Joint Statement on the Work and Legacy of the Late Judy Heumann Judith “Judy” Heumann, widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement, passed away unexpectedly in Washington, D.C., on the afternoon of March 4, 2023. Read more
AERA Names Recipients of Dissertation and Research Grant Awards AERA has announced 10 recipients of its dissertation and research grant awards. Read more
Learn More: Chapman University, Attallah College of Educational Studies
Recorded Trainings Available for i-Presentation Creation Authors of papers for presentation at the 2023 Annual Meeting now have available an additional support tool when creating an i-Presentation. Read more
Register Your Vaccine Status with SafeAccess Before Traveling to Chicago To attend AERA’s 2023 Annual Meeting in person (in Chicago, April 13–16), all participants, except those with a medically documented condition or a personal attestation of religious reasons, must have up-to-date vaccination and at least one booster (if eligible). Read more
Visit the AERA Booth and Lounge in Chicago As part of the 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago, AERA will host a Booth and Lounge in the Exhibit Hall, where attendees can purchase new books with free domestic shipping, pick up free journal copies, learn more about AERA programs, and enjoy a series of raffles and giveaways of AERA swag. Read more
Meet with Journal Editors from AERA and Other Publishers at Journal Talks in Chicago At the 2023 Annual Meeting, AERA is offering four in-person Journal Talks sessions, where meeting attendees are encouraged to meet with AERA journal editors and editors from many other publishers. Read more
Loyola University Chicago School of Education: We Do the Work
Join the AERA SIG: Research in Reading and Literacy at the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
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AERA To Release New Book on State Spending for Higher Education Led by Delaney This April, AERA will release Volatility in State Spending for Higher Education, a pioneering book led by volume editor Jennifer A. Delaney (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). Read more
Special Issue of Educational Researcher Examines the Topic of Teacher Pensions A newly released special issue of Educational Researcher, titled “Teacher Pensions: Implications for Retention, Compensation, Quality, and Equity,” presents research on a variety of policy issues surrounding teacher pensions. Read more
First Look at Educational Researcher’s Special Issue on Anti-Black Racism in Education Educational Researcher’s first set of Anti-Black Racism in Education articles has been released. Read more
AERA Provides Comments on Priorities for NCER Research and Development Centers On March 6, AERA provided comments in response to a Request for Information on future research priorities and topics for the National Education Research and Development Centers, of the National Center for Education Research. Read more
FY 2024 Budget Request Proposes Increased Investment for Education Research and Statistics On March 9, the Biden administration released its budget request for the 2024 fiscal year. Read more
2024 Annual Meeting Call for Volunteer Reviewers—Deadline: April 28
Call for Editors: Educational Researcher 2024–2026
A Summer RCT Institute for Established Researchers—Deadline: April 7
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
The Russell Sage Foundation has several upcoming funding opportunities that may be of interest to AERA members.
AERA members who have recently passed away
Glen Irving Earthman, 95, died on March 26. He was an associate professor emeritus in educational leadership at Virginia Tech. Read more
Carl Kaestle, 82, died January 5. Kaestle was an emeritus professor of education, history, and public policy emeritus at Brown University, and a former president of the National Academy of Education. He was an AERA Fellow, recipient of the AERA Review of Research Award, and served on the AERA Task Force on IES Reauthorization. Read more
Fred Newmann, 86, died February 10. He worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madision’s School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction for three decades. Newmann received the AERA Palmer O. Johnson Award in 2003 and an AERA Presidential Citation in 2002. Read more
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New Initiative Seeks to Provide Clearer Data on MSIs Inside Higher Ed, March 21
The Origins of Racial Inequality in Education Education Week, March 20
What Does It Take to Be a ‘Minority-Serving Institution’? The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20
School bus shift: Cleveland City Schools explain need for change in start times News Channel 9, March 16
What Are the Odds Your Superintendent Is Named Michael, John or David? EdSurge, March 14
RPS to launch 200-day school year in July Richmond Free Press, March 9
Performance-based funding linked to higher SAT scores in bottom quarter Higher Ed Dive, March 8
Summer programs still robust for 2023, but future slowdown looms K-12 Dive, March 7
Dr. Janelle Scott Voted President-Elect of AERA Diverse Issues in Higher Education, March 1
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