2024 Brown Lecturer Elise Boddie to Examine the Role of Brown as a Guide for Democracy in Perilous Times—Register Now University of Michigan Law School Professor Elise Boddie will present the 2024 Brown Lecture in Education Research on Thursday, October 24, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Read more
NSF Awards New Funding of AERA Grants Program for Three Years The National Science Foundation has announced a three-year award of approximately $2.5 million to continue support for the AERA Grants Program. Read more
AERA Announces New Appointments to Standing Committees AERA President Janelle Scott recently concluded appointment of new members to AERA standing committees. Read more
AERA to Launch Enhanced Submissions System in October AERA is pleased to share that the association is partnering with RhythmQ to develop an enhanced online application submission, nomination, and review platform. Read more
AERA to Hold Informational Webinar on 2024-2025 Minority Dissertation Fellowship on October 2—Register Now On October 2, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET, AERA will hold an informational webinar on the 2024–2025 Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research. Read more
AERA is now accepting nominations for the 2025 AERA Awards. The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
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President Biden Nominates Adam Gamoran as Next IES Director On September 6, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation, to serve as the next director of the Institute of Education Sciences. Read more
Call for Editors: AERA Open 2025–2027
Study finds strong link between childhood opportunities and educational attainment, earnings as a young adult MSN.com, September 27
Standardized Tests: A Flawed System The Forest Scout, September 26
‘Opportunities,’ not poverty alone, predict later-life success for children The Hechinger Report, September 26
Courtney Vahle: We need to rethink high school start times in Missouri St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 25
Two rural NC school districts discuss how they responded to the pandemic EducationNC, September 25
Arts in Education: Enhancing student creativity Albany Herald, September 13
Graded attendance is unfair to students Berkeley High Jacket, September 13
Why Spatial Literacy is becoming a crucial aspect of education The Hindu, September 7
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