2024 AERA Annual Meeting Call for Submissions to Open May 31; Submissions Due July 31 The 2024 AERA Annual Meeting call for submissions will open May 31. Submissions are due July 31. The Annual Meeting theme—“Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action”—“asks researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to imagine boldly what education spaces free of racial injustice can look like.”
AERA to Hold Dual-Component 2024 Annual Meeting AERA President Tyrone Howard and AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine have announced that the 2024 Annual Meeting will be dual-component, marking the third consecutive year that the association has held place-based and virtual components for attendees. Read more
AERA 2022–23 President Rich Milner Encourages Attendees to Pursue Consequential Research in Education With standing room only in the ballroom, AERA 2022–2023 President Rich Milner gave his presidential address, “Consequential Research in Education,” providing a thought-provoking evaluation of the scholarly community’s role in pursuing research that informs and intersects with “deeply consequential decisions and outcomes that bear on and shape the lives and experiences of young people, educators, families, policymakers, and communities.” Read more
Virtual Component of 2023 Annual Meeting Draws More than 2,600 Attendees The virtual component of the 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, held May 4–5, drew more than 2,600 attendees from around the world. Read more
Major Annual Meeting Lecture Speakers Examine Significant Topics in Education Research The 2023 AERA Distinguished Lecture and 2023 Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture featured two prominent scholars who provided important insights on the topics of educational equity regarding advanced technology and effective principal preparation programs for Black students. Read more
AERA Award Winners Address Pressing Education Issues in High-Profile Lectures The 2023 Annual Meeting featured six thought-provoking lectures given by recent AERA award recipients. Read more
Presidential Sessions Engage Attendees in Compelling Issues in Education Research The 2023 Annual Meeting Presidential Sessions provided attendees with thought-provoking content surrounding the theme “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth.” Read more
Annual Meeting Research and Science Policy Forum Includes Conversations with Federal Agency Leaders and Discussion of Pressing Issues The 2023 AERA Annual Meeting featured 11 invited sessions in the Research and Science Policy Forum that included conversations with leaders of federal education research agencies and discussion on emerging education research issues and priorities. Read more
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AERA members who have recently passed away
Bruce S. Cooper died on April 26. He was professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught in the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy at Fordham University for 33 years. He served as chair of the AERA Politics in Education SIG and had been a member of AERA Division A—Administration, Organization, and Leadership; Division K—Teaching and Teacher Education; and Division L—Educational Policy and Politics.
Marshall “Mike” Smith, 85, died on May 1. During the Clinton administration, Smith served as under secretary and acting deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. Earlier, he was dean of Stanford’s school of education and the Hewlett Foundation’s education program. Smith was a member of AERA Division G—Social Context of Education and Division L—Educational Policy and Politics. Read more
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Unpacking The Racial Overhaul Of Public Education The Seattle Medium, May 23
Why Are so Many School Superintendents Leaving Their Job? Governing, May 21
Teachers' Day: we demand miracles, we offer blenders El Heraldo de México, May 17
Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math The Hechinger Report, May 15 Where to Enjoy a DIY Field Trip in NoVA This Summer Northern Virginia Magazine, May 12
5 Ways Principals Can De-Stress Teachers’ Work Lives Education Week, May 11
Schools are experimenting with later start times Deseret News, May 10
Why we need to step out of our evidence echo chambers TES Magazine, May 3
Perspective | Listening to and learning from youth’s ‘Brave Histories and Hopeful Futures’ EdNC, May 1
Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn The Conversation, May 1
3rd Grade Reading Retention: Three Recent Developments Education Week, April 28
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