ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights December 2015

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights December 2015
 
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December 2015

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews
Research Policy and Funding News
Publication Calls
ÐÜèÊÓÆµCalls 
Beyond AERA
ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews


     

ÐÜèÊÓÆµis pleased to announce that registration and housing are now open for the 2016 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting. The meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., April 8-12.


     

With the unanimous support of Council, ÐÜèÊÓÆµis launching a Congressional Fellowship Program commencing in 2016—the Centennial year of the association.  

On December 7, two days before the Supreme Court heard oral arguments, ÐÜèÊÓÆµheld a briefing at the National Press Club on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.
 


ÐÜèÊÓÆµand the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) convened more than 40 experts from the United States and 13 other OECD countries December 3–4 in Washington, D.C.


ÐÜèÊÓÆµPast President (2003) Robert L. Linn died on December 8 at age 77 of natural causes.


Research Policy and Funding News


U.S. House of Representatives and Senate leaders have reached a deal on an omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the government through September 30, the end of the 2016 fiscal year.



Before going on recess, the Senate passed S. 227, the Strengthening Education Through Research Act (SETRA), by unanimous consent on December 17. The legislation would reauthorize the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).


After several months in a holding pattern, congressional authors announced in mid-November an agreement on a “framework to move forward” on the long-awaited reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).


2016 ÐÜèÊÓÆµMembership Renewal is Open
Go to . If you have any questions, contact members@aera.net. Thank you for supporting your association, as we strive to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.


Publications Calls

  •  – Deadline Extended: January 5, 2016
     
  • ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen "Special Topic" Calls for Papers: 
    •  – Deadline: February 1, 2016
       
    •  – Deadline: February 1, 2016

ÐÜèÊÓÆµCalls


Beyond AERA


ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News

Recent media coverage of ÐÜèÊÓÆµand AERA-published research
 


ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights is published by the ÐÜèÊÓÆµ monthly to inform members and others interested in education research about the latest news and developments in ÐÜèÊÓÆµand in the field.
 
Editor: Felice J. Levine
Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk
Contributors: Juliane Baron, Jessica Campbell, Victoria Oms, David Presgraves, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager