Registration for 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting Now Open—Countdown to Philadelphia Underway The conference, centered around the theme “Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action,” will be held in Philadelphia, PA, April 11-14. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµSeeks 2023 End-of-Year Giving for Graduate Student Support ÐÜèÊÓÆµis reaching out to all members and committed friends of education research to urge end-of-year giving to broaden the participation of graduate students in need. Read more
Standards Management Committee Seeks Nominations for the Co-Chairs and Members of the Joint Committee—Nominations Due January 1 The Standards Management Committee is seeking nominations for co-chairs and members of the Joint Committee for the revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, sponsored by AERA, the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµand ASA Lead Effort to Retain Stature and Strengthen NCES Protections as Statistical Agency On December 6, the ÐÜèÊÓÆµ and the American Statistical Association sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee with more than 70 signatories urging revisions to the Advancing Research in Education Act. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµJoins Letters on Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, NEED Act Reintroduction In December, ÐÜèÊÓÆµjoined two letters on important initiatives in the overall scientific and education research enterprise. Read more
Senate HELP Committee Advances ESRA Reauthorization Bill On December 12, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee advanced S. 3392, the Advancing Research in Education Act, on a 20-to-1 vote. Read more
National Board for Education Sciences Meeting Focuses on NASEM Reports, ESRA Reauthorization The National Board for Education Sciences held its second meeting of 2023 on December 4 and 5. Read more
The Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund Call for Applications closes on January 3.
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Standards Joint Committee Co-Chairs and Members—Deadline: January 1
Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund—Deadline: January 3
ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning—Deadline: January 31 •
Congressional Fellowships—Deadline: February 7
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: February 1
Letters of inquiry for the William T. Grant Foundation’s and improving the use of research evidence are due January 10.
for the Yidan Foundation Prizes for Education Research and Education Development are open until March 31.
EdSurge, December 22
Edarabia, December 22
Education Week, December 21
Student Circuit, December 21
Inside Higher Ed, December 18
The Guardian, December 15
Europa Press, December 14
Yahoo! News/The Telegraph, December 13
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, December 13
Yahoo! News UK, December 13
Texas Association of School Boards HR Services, December 12
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, December 11
EdSource, December 11
INSIGHT Into Diversity, December 7
The 74, December 6
Forbes, December 6
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Editor: Felice J. Levine Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk Contributors: Marla Koenigsknecht, Audrey Poe, Christy Talbot, and Martha Yager