| November 2024 | 
  
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 AERA News | 
  
   | Registration for 2025 AERA Annual Meeting to Open in DecemberRegistration for the 2025 AERA Annual Meeting will open in December. The conference will be held in Denver on April 23–27, with many pre-meeting events on April 21–22. Read more
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   | AERA Convenes Education Research Leaders for 2024 AERA-CURI Fall Policy ConferenceOn November 17–19, 45 deans and associate deans at colleges of education and leaders at research institutions joined for the annual Fall Policy Conference of the AERA Consortium of University and Research Institutions in the AERA Convening Center in Washington, D.C. Read more
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   | AERA-NSF Grants Program Holds Fall Research ConferenceOn November 14–16, the AERA Grants Program, funded by the National Science Foundation, held its annual Fall Research Conference at the AERA Convening Center in Washington, D.C. Read more
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 Research and Science Policy News | 
  
   | AERA and AAAS Press for SOGI Questions on National Survey of College GraduatesOn November 4, AERA and the American Association for the Advancement of Science submitted comments to inform the development of the 2025 National Survey of College Graduates, conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation. Read more
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   | AERA Submits Response to NCES Data Users Conference RFI On October 31, AERA submitted comments responding to a Request for Information from the National Center for Education Statistics for recommendations on improving data user experiences through an inaugural data users conference. Read more
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 AERA members are encouraged to submit nominations for education researchers to be honored as AERA Fellows in the 2025 cohort. The Call for Nominations is now open. Nominations are submitted online and due December 11, 2024. | 
  
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 AERA Publications News | 
  
   | AERA to Publish New Edition of Handbook of Education Policy ResearchIn April, AERA will release the next edition of the Handbook of Education Policy Research, edited by Lora Cohen-Vogel (University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill), Peter Youngs (University of Virginia), and Janelle Scott (University of California–Berkeley). Read more
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   | Special Section of JEBS Examines AI in Educational StatisticsThe October issue of the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics opened with a special section titled “AI in Educational Statistics.” Read more
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   | EEPA Editor Team Extended Three Additional YearsAERA is pleased to announce that the co-editor team for Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis will be extended for three additional years, through 2028. Read more
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 AERA Calls | 
  
   | AERA Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Roundtable Series—Deadline: December 3 AERA Research Engagement and Development with Youth (READY)—Deadline: December 5 AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop—Extended Deadline: December 10 | 
  
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 AERA Publications Calls | 
  
   | Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2026, 2028 | 
  
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 Beyond AERAVisit 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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 AERA in the NewsRecent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research | 
  
   | The More Students Miss Class, the Worse Teachers Feel About Their JobsEducation Week, November 14
 The Longer-Term Impact of the Early College High School Model on Postsecondary Degree AttainmentEducationNC, November 14
 Teacher job dissatisfaction is linked to high student absences, study saysEdSource, November 12
 New Research: Immigrant Students Boost English Learners’ Academic PerformanceThe 74, November 6
 Grappling With Election Stress? You’re Not AloneFamilies navigate the winding road to higher educationHer Campus, November 3
 Richmond Magazine, October 30
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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. | 
  
   | Editor: Felice J. LevineManaging Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk
 Contributors: Lori Diane Hill, Marla Koenigsknecht, Audrey Poe, Rebecca Rock, Christy Talbot, George Wimberly, Martha Yager
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