AERA Highlights June 2015

June 2015

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AERA to Hold Capitol Hill Briefing on LGBTQ Issues in Education On July 9, AERA will host a live streamed Capitol Hill briefing on LGBTQ issues in education, including bullying and K-12 students, student achievement and educational attainment, the challenges conducting research, and recommendations for further research.
Deadline for 2016 Annual Meeting Submissions Quickly Approaching Held in AERA's Centennial Year, the 2016 Annual Meeting will illuminate and enhance the role of education researchers as public scholars who contribute to public understanding, political debate, and professional practice in increasingly diverse democracies in the U.S. and around the globe. Deadline for submissions: July 22.
*AERA Announces 2017 RRE* Coeditors** Maisha Winn and Mariana Souto-Manning have been appointed coeditors for the 2017 edition (volume 41) of Review of Research in Education (RRE), the annual AERA journal that focuses on a chosen topic every year.
Executive Director Levine Presents at Two Research Meetings AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine presented at two high-profile research meetings during June. On June 3, Levine served on a panel that discussed international perspectives of advocacy for the social sciences and humanities at the 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Ottawa, Canada.

Research Policy and Funding News
More than 1,100 Sign Letter Opposing Student Privacy Bill The education research community, led by AERA and the Knowledge Alliance, sent Senator David Vitter (R-LA) a letter signed by more than 1,100 organizations and individuals opposing the Student Privacy Protection Act (S. 1341), a bill he introduced.
House Panel Approves Cuts to Department of Education Funding For the first time in three years, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education has passed a funding bill.
AERA Responds to Call for Public Comment on the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act A provision added to Defense Department-related legislation in December 2014 has the potential to affect every agency throughout the federal government.
NSF Spending Bills Move Forward The House of Representatives and the Senate Appropriations Committee have now passed Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bills, which include funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF).
National Board of Education Sciences to Act on IES Funding, FERPA Concerns The National Board of Education Sciences, which oversees the Institute of Education Sciences, met on June 8. The board passed a motion to draft a letter to congressional appropriators encouraging full funding for Institute of Education Sciences.

AERA Calls
Call for 2016 Annual Meeting Session Chairs and Discussants – Submissions accepted June 2 - August 28 Request for Recommendations for Prospective Nominees for 2016 AERA Elections – Deadline: July 24 AERA Open Special Topic Calls for Papers: Implementation and Preliminary Effects of the Common Core Standards – Deadline: July 1 Neuroscience, Learning, and Educational Practice – Deadline: July 1 Family Socioeconomic Background and Educational Mobility – Deadline: Submissions encouraged by July 1 Student Learning Outcomes in Higher Education – Deadline: August 1 Call for Minority Fellowship Applications – Deadline: November 2 Call for Literature Reviews for Centennial Volume-Year of Review of Educational Research

Beyond AERA
Education Department Announces New Grants for Social and Emotional Learning IES Announces New FY 2015 Research Grants under the Statistical and Research Methodology in Education Program (for Early Career Program Grants, click here) NCES Releases “The Condition of Education 2015”

AERA in the News
Recent media coverage of AERA and AERA-published research
French fries with your home? The Boston Globe, June 14 Three wrong-headed ideas driving reform of U.S. teaching force The Washington Post, June 12 Online classes less successful than their traditional counterparts Daily Emerald (University of Oregon), June 9 What researchers say about texting, immersing and first-grade math The Modesto Bee, June 9 What teachers really need to stay, improve and succeed The Washington Post, June 1 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. Levine Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk Contributors: Juliane Baron, Jessica Campbell, Bridget Jameson, Christy Talbot

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