ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights - August 2019

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights - August 2019
 
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August 2019


ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews
Research Policy and Funding News
AERA Calls
ÐÜèÊÓÆµPublications Calls
Beyond AERA
ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News


ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews

WERA Celebrates 10th Anniversary at World Congress in Tokyo
The World Education Research Association convened its Annual Focal Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, August 5–8. Held at the University of Tokyo and Gakushuin University in conjunction with the Japanese Educational Research Association (JERA) Conference, the 2019 Focal Meeting attracted well over 1,300 education researchers from 65 countries. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for President-elect and At-large Council Members
The ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Members are encouraged to recommend names of persons with experience appropriate to both of these posts. All recommendations must be received by Monday, September 9, 2019.

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee for SIG Executive Committee Seeks Recommendations
The ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee for the SIG Executive Committee seeks recommendations for well-qualified candidates for two positions as At-Large Members during the 2020 election. The deadline to make recommendations is Monday, September 16, 2019. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee for Graduate Student Council Welcomes Recommendations
The ÐÜèÊÓÆµGraduate Student Council (GSC) Nominating Committee welcomes your recommendations of well-qualified individuals as potential candidates to run for the GSC. The deadline to make recommendations is Monday, September 16, 2019. Read more

COSSA Webinar Examines How to Advocate Effectively from Home
On August 8, the Consortium of Social Science Associations, of which ÐÜèÊÓÆµis an active member, held a deep-dive discussion on how scientists can effectively advocate to federal policymakers from home. Click to watch the webinar. Click to see AERA’s related July 2017 webinar on how to communicate the importance of education research to congressional district offices.

ÐÜèÊÓÆµseeks nominations for the 2020 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards. The submission deadline is October 31, 2019 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due October 23, 2019).


Research Policy and Funding News

 

NCES and Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to Partner on Civil Rights Data Collection
On August 23, the Department of Education announced that the National Center for Education Statistics would work with the department’s Office of Civil Rights to improve the quality of data in the Civil Rights Data Collection. Read more

NIH Further Delays Clinical Trial Reporting Requirements for Basic Research Involving Humans until September 2021
On July 24, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would be extending a delay for enforcing the clinical trial reporting requirements for NIH-funded “basic experimental studies with humans” through September 24, 2021. Read more

President Signs Two-Year Budget Agreement, Leading to Busy September for Congress
On August 2, President Donald Trump signed a two-year budget agreement that suspends the debt ceiling through July 31, 2021, and raises spending caps for the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years. Read more


ÐÜèÊÓÆµCalls

Call for ÐÜèÊÓÆµResearch and Dissertation Grant Applications—Deadline: September 25

2020 Call for ÐÜèÊÓÆµAward Nominations—Deadline: October 31 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due October 23)

Call for ÐÜèÊÓÆµMinority Dissertation Fellowship Applications—Deadline: November 1

Call for Applications for ÐÜèÊÓÆµUndergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop—Deadline: November 8
ÐÜèÊÓÆµinvites applications for this workshop which will be held Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19, during the 2020 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting in San Francisco.


ÐÜèÊÓÆµPublications Calls

ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen Special Topic Call for Papers: Rural Education Finance and Policy—Deadline for Abstracts: September 1

2021 Volume of RRE Call for Proposals—Deadline: September 30

Beyond AERA

Calls for Feedback

New Reports

Funding Opportunities

—Deadline: October 10

Calls for Proposals

– Deadline: September 2

Calls for Nominations

—Deadline: September 1

—Deadline: September 27

—Deadline: September 27

—Deadline: October 18

Upcoming Events

 


ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News

Recent media coverage of ÐÜèÊÓÆµand AERA-published research

 (Washington Post Writers Group syndicated column)
Newsday, August 26


Education Week, August 15


Journalist's Resource, August 13


Education Dive, August 13


Education Dive, August 13


The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, August 5


The Hechinger Report, August 5

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Editor: Felice J. Levine
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