AERA Highlights: Registration for 2024 AERA Annual Meeting to Open Mid-December, AERA Will Offer 2024 Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund, and More

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November 2023

AERA News 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 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 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 AERA Announces Recipients of Dissertation and Research Grant Awards AERA has announced six recipients of its Dissertation and Research Grant Awards. Read more 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. Want to advertise in AERA Highlights? Learn more   AERA Publications News 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   Research and Science Policy News 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 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 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 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 The 2023 Virtual Research Learning Series courses are now available in the Virtual Research Learning Center.   AERA Q&A 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   New AERA Calls for Submissions Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund—Deadline: January 3   Ongoing AERA Calls for Submissions 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   AERA Publications Calls 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: January 15   New AERA Videos 2023 Brown Lecture in Education Research   2023 AERA Presidential Address   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. 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.   In Memoriam AERA members who have recently passed away 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 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 More AERA in the News Share this mailing 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 Editorial and Production Team: Marla Koenigsknecht, Audrey Poe, and Martha Yager Contributors: Lori Diane Hill, Christy Talbot, and George Wimberly

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