November 2023
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AERA News
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Registration for 2024 AERA Annual Meeting to Open Mid-December
Registration for the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting will open the week of December 18. Read more |
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AERA Will Offer 2024 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund—Applications Due January 3
AERA will continue to offer the Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund that was launched in 2023. Read more
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AERA-NSF Grants Program Holds Fall Research Conference
On November 17–18, the AERA-NSF Grants Program held its annual Fall Research Conference at the AERA Convening Center in Washington, D.C. Read more
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AERA Announces Recipients of Dissertation and Research Grant Awards
AERA has announced six recipients of its Dissertation and Research Grant Awards. Read more |
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AERA will continue the Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Roundtables initiative at the 2024 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. The deadline for submission is December 15. To learn more, read the Call for Submissions.
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AERA Publications News
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EEPA Editors Share Their Vision for Their Term
The coeditors of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis—Geoffrey D. Borman, A. Brooks Bowden, Deven Carlson, Amanda Datnow, and Sylvia Hurtado—have communicated a vision for their term (2023–2025) in an Editors’ Introduction, now available open access online. Read more |
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Research and Science Policy News
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House Considers Appropriations Bills of Importance to Education Researchers; Amendment to Defund IES Defeated
Throughout November, the full House of Representatives considered two FY 2024 appropriations bills of importance to education researchers: H.R. 5894, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education legislation; and H.R. 5893, the Commerce, Justice, Science legislation. Read more |
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AERA Offers Strong Support for Proposed Test of 2024 ACS Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures
On November 20, AERA co-signed a letter with 186 other national, state, and local organizations to offer strong support for a proposal issued by the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct a test of sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics measures on the American Community Survey. Read more
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AERA Provides Comments on IES RFI on Proposed “From Seedlings to Scale” Program
On November 13, AERA submitted comments in response to a request for information from the Institute of Education Sciences on a proposed program, From Seedlings to Scale. Read more |
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AERA Submits Comments on the STEMM Opportunity Alliance Draft National Strategy for STEMM Equity and Excellence
On November 6, AERA provided comments to inform the development of the STEMM Opportunity Alliance draft of STEMM Equity and Excellence 2050: A National Strategy for Progress and Prosperity. Read more |
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The 2023 Virtual Research Learning Series courses are now available in the Virtual Research Learning Center.
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AERA Q&A
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Jamaal Abdul-Alim Shares How Researchers Can Get Published in The Conversation
Jamaal S. Abdul-Alim is education editor at the U.S. edition of The Conversation, an international news website that publishes articles on timely topics written by academic experts for a general audience. Read more
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New AERA Calls for Submissions
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| Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund—Deadline: January 3 |
Ongoing AERA Calls for Submissions
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Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Roundtables—Deadline: December 15
AERA Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning—Deadline: January 31
• Watch the November 1 Informational Webinar
Congressional Fellowships—Deadline: February 7
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AERA Publications Calls
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Call for Editors: American Educational Research Journal 2025–2027
Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2026, 2028
Review of Research in Education Volume 49 (2025) Call for Proposals: Equitable Educational Systems that Cultivate Thriving—Deadline: February 1
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New AERA Videos
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2023 Brown Lecture in Education Research
2023 Presidential Address
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Beyond AERA
Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities. |
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Letters of inquiry for the William T. Grant Foundation’s research grants on reducing inequality and improving the use of research evidence are due January 10.
Nominations for the Yidan Foundation Prizes for Education Research and Education Development are open until March 31, 2024.
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In Memoriam
AERA members who have recently passed away |
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Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, 64, died on November 15. He was an emeritus professor of learning and instruction at Maastricht University. Van Merriënboer was an AERA Fellow and a member of Division C–Learning and Instruction. Read more
Lee A. Wicklund, 84, died on June 23. He taught or held administrative positions at the elementary through doctoral levels, including at the University of Wisconsin–Superior. He also served as an adjunct professor for the University of Oregon and University of Washington. Wicklund was a member of Division A–Administration, Organization, and Leadership. Read more |
AERA in the News
Recent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research |
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Does age determine a child’s school readiness?
Education Matters, November 26
Students In For-Profit Online Programs Less Likely To Complete College Finds New Study
Forbes, November 19
As high school exit exams disappear across the US, are American grads ready for college?
USA Today, November 15
1 in 4 Colorado 11th-graders skipped their state’s standardized test − geography and income help explain why
The Conversation, November 14
Oregon Latest State to Scale Back High School Graduation Tests. Others May Follow.
The Wall Street Journal, November 10
To UConn, students bleed green
The Daily Campus, November 10
A golden retriever helps students in WilCo learn how to manage
Inferse, November 2
Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
The Conversation, November 2
Civics tests don’t improve voter turnout, according to study
WISHTV.COM, November 1 |
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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.
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Editor: Felice J. Levine
Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk
Editorial and Production Team: Marla Koenigsknecht, Audrey Poe, and Martha Yager
Contributors: Lori Diane Hill, Christy Talbot, and George Wimberly
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