ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights - December 2024

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights - December 2024
 
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December 2024


ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominations Released for President-Elect, At-Large Council Members, and Other Key Offices
The ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2025 election will open on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, with voting to be conducted by electronic ballot. Read more

Fischman and Amrein-Beardsley Appointed
Editors-in-Chief of ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen 

ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced the appointment of editors-in-chief Gustavo E. Fischman (Arizona State University) and Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (Arizona State University) and co-editors Jennifer Keys Adair (University of Texas–Austin), Jason Beech (University of Melbourne), Elizabeth Sumida Huaman (University of Minnesota), and Tao Xin (Beijing Normal University) as the new editor team of ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen for 2025–2028. Read more

Awards Luncheon Returns to AERA—Research Recognitions and Community Celebration to Set Tone of 2025 Annual Meeting
The newly revived Awards Ceremony Luncheon, with an emphasis on community, will be a highlight of the 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµIssues Urgent Call for Annual Meeting Graduate Student Support Fund—End-of-Year Giving Now
ÐÜèÊÓÆµis urging members and other friends of education research, as part of their end-of-year giving, to help the association double the amount of funding available to help graduate students with demonstrated need who wish to participate in the Annual Meeting. Read more

Siddle Walker to Deliver 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting
Preeminent scholar and ÐÜèÊÓÆµPast President (2019-2020) Vanessa Siddle Walker will deliver the ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture at the 2025 Annual Meeting, to be held April 23–27 in Denver. Read more

Penuel to Deliver Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at 2025 Annual Meeting
Celebrated scholar William Penuel will deliver the ÐÜèÊÓÆµWallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at the 2025 Annual Meeting, which will be held April 23–27 in Denver. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµUnveils Line-up of Annual Meeting Professional Development Courses
The 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting in Denver will feature a compelling line-up of 13 professional development and training courses covering topics in education research design; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods; meta-analysis; and other data analysis techniques. Read more


Graduate students are the future of education research – and the need to help emerging scholars has never been more critical. That is why we are asking for your generous support to maintain the 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund.

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Research and Science Policy News

ÐÜèÊÓÆµProvides Comment to NSF on Research Ethics in CHIPS and Science Act
On December 13, ÐÜèÊÓÆµsubmitted comments on a Request for Information from the National Science Foundation seeking input on research ethics. Read more

ÐÜèÊÓÆµProvides Comments on 2025–26 and 2027–28 Civil Rights Data Collection
On December 16, ÐÜèÊÓÆµsubmitted comments on proposed updates to the 2025–26 and 2027–28 Civil Rights Data Collection. Read more

White House CoSTEM Releases Updated Five-Year STEM Education Strategic Plan
On November 28, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s National Science and Technology Council Committee on STEM released the new Federal Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent. Read more

NCES Data Users Conference to Be Held in February 
Registration is now open for the virtual NCES Data Users Conference, which will be held February 11-13, 2025. The conference will bring together data users, members of the research community, and policy makers to share research and findings that use NCES’s data sets.   

ÐÜèÊÓÆµPublications Calls

Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2027, 2029

In Memoriam

Geraldine J. Clifford, 93, died on September 12. She was a professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley.

William E. Cross, Jr., 84, died on December 5. He was a professor emeritus at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Megan Marie Hamilton, 38, died on June 24. She was an assistant professor of teacher education at Weber State University.

Richard P. Lipka, 83, died on November 29. He was a professor emeritus at the Saint Bonaventure University College of Education. Lipka founded the ÐÜèÊÓÆµMiddle Level Education Research Special Interest Group.


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.

ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News

Recent media coverage of ÐÜèÊÓÆµand AERA-published research


AY Magazine, December 13


NPR, December 13


Education Week, December 11


OCPA, December 11


University World News, December 11


Business Insider, December 3


EdSurge, November 26


District Administration, November 22

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Editor: Felice J. Levine
Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk
Contributors: Nathan Bell, Marla Koenigsknecht, Audrey Poe, Christy Talbot, George Wimberly, Martha Yager