èƵHighlights - July 2020

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èƵHighlights - July 2020
 
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èƵNews
èƵSpeaking Out on Policy Issues
Research Policy and FundingUpdates
èƵPublication News

èƵImportant Nominations
èƵCalls
èƵPublications Calls
New èƵVideos
Beyond AERA
In Memoriam
èƵin the News


èƵNews

2021 èƵAnnual Meeting Moves to Virtual Only; Submissions Deadline: August 14
On July 30, Executive Director Felice J. Levine and èƵPresident Shaun Harper announced that the 2021 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Orlando, FL, April 9 to 12, will shift to a completely virtual format, with extended programming. Annual meeting submissions are due by August 14, 2020, 11:59 p.m. PDT.Read more

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èƵAnnounces 2020 Award Winners in Education Research; Nominations for 2021 Awards Due October 29
èƵhas announced the winners of its 2020 awards for excellence in education research, including Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Harvard scholar Howard Gardner. èƵwill honor the recipients for their outstanding scholarship and service at a Virtual Awards Celebration in September. The nominations deadline for the 2021 èƵAwards is October 29 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due October 21).

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2020 Annual Meeting Authors Encouraged to Participate in Interactive Presentation Gallery—Extended Deadline: September 30
èƵis pleased to announce an extension for creating presentations for the Interactive Presentation Gallery by two months—until September 30, 2020.Read more

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èƵEducation Research Service Projects Initiative Seeks Proposals Focusing on the Covid-19 and Systemic Racism Pandemics—Deadline: August 31
As part of AERA’s efforts to respond to the impact of Covid-19 and systemic racism as dual pandemics facing education contexts globally, the association invites proposals for a special cycle of the Education Research Service Projects program.Read more

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èƵJournals Top Impact Factor Rankings; èƵOpen’s First Year in the Rankings
Three èƵjournals are ranked in the top 10 in the “Education and Educational Research” category of the Journal Citation Reports, released in June. That category now includes 263 peer-reviewed scholarly journals from around the world.Read more

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èƵWebinar Highlights Researcher and State Agency Partnerships for SLDS Research Use
On June 30, èƵand the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) team at the National Center for Education Statistics held a webinar, “Collaborating to Support Education Research,” to highlight partnerships between state departments of education and researchers using SLDS data.Read more

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èƵSpeaking Out on Policy Issues

èƵPresident Testifies Before Congress on Covid-19 and the Racial Equity Implications of Reopening College and University Campuses
On July 7, èƵPresident Shaun Harper testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment at a hearing titled “A Major Test: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Higher Education.”Read more

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èƵExecutive Director Speaks Out Against ICE Guidance on International Students and University Online-Only Instruction
On July 6, Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued guidance that would have required international college and university students in the United States to leave the country if their institution provides online-only instruction this fall, prompting swift and strong opposition from èƵand other members of the scientific and higher education communities.Read more

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èƵJoins Scientific Community in Urging Trump Administration to Reverse Decision to Bypass CDC in Covid-19 Patient Data Collection and Analysis
On July 17, èƵjoined the public health and scientific communities in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the collection and analysis of Covid-19 patient data.Read more

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Research Policy and FundingUpdates

House FY 2021 Appropriations Bills Advance; Legislation Addresses NCES Staffing Needs
The House Appropriations Committee moved legislation for FY 2021 appropriations in a two-week whirlwind earlier this month. The bills provide modest boosts in key federal programs that support education research and statistics.Read more

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Civil Rights Data Collection Delayed to 2020-21 School Year; Comments on Changes Due August 6
On July 7, the Department of Education provided an update on the next Civil Rights Data Collection and responded to comments received last year on proposed additions and eliminations of data required from schools and districts.Read more

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Friends of IES Urge House and Senate Leaders to Include $200 Million in Emergency Funding for IES Research Recovery
On July 21, twenty-one members of the Friends of IES coalition, which èƵchairs, sent a letter to Senate and House leadership to urge the inclusion of $200 million for the Institute of Education Sciences in the next Covid-19 emergency spending package.Read more

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èƵPublications News

New RRE Editors Named, Call for Proposals Announced
Ronald Beghetto (Arizona State University) and Yong Zhao (University of Kansas) have been appointed editors for the 2022 and 2024 editions (Volumes 46 and 48) of the Review of Research in Education.Read more

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èƵLaunches Registered Reports as a New Option forèƵOpen
In June, èƵCouncil approved the addition of registered reports as a new submission option for èƵOpen. Registered reports offer a new form of manuscript review.Read more

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èƵPrint-Copy Books Available at Significant Discount through End of 2020
As the coronavirus reshapes the professional and personal lives of education researchers, èƵwill offer all print-copy books at a significant discount through the end of the year to make these research volumes more accessible worldwide.Read more

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èƵImportant Nominations

Newly announced:

èƵNominating Committee for SIG Executive Committee Seeks RecommendationsDeadline: September 15
The èƵNominating Committee for the Special Interest Groups Executive Committee seeks recommendations for well-qualified candidates to run for the positions of Chair-Elect and Member-at-Large in the 2021 election.Read more

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èƵNominating Committee for Graduate Student Council Welcomes Recommendations—Deadline: September 15
The èƵGraduate Student Council Nominating Committee welcomes recommendations of well-qualified individuals as potential candidates to run for GSC office in the 2021 election. Read more

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Previously announced:
èƵNominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2021 Elected Officers—Deadline: August 25

The èƵNominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Each year, the committee advances a slate of nominations for President-Elect and two Member-at-Large positions.Read more

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èƵFellows Committee Seeks Nominations for 2021 Class of Fellows—Deadline Extended: October 30

In recognition of the time demands facing nominators putting together strong Fellow submission materials, èƵis extending the nominations deadline from September 30 to October 30. Read more

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èƵCalls

2021 Annual Meeting Call for Submissions—DeadlineExtended: August 14

Call for èƵResearch and Dissertation Grant Applications—DeadlineExtended: November 2

Call for Nominations for 2021 Awards—Deadline: October 29 (except for nominations for the Outstanding Book Award, which are due October 21)


èƵPublications Calls

èƵOpen Special Topic: Education in the Time of Pandemic—Deadline: Abstracts due on a rolling basis through September 1
The purpose of this special topic, launched in response to the current pandemic crisis, will be to learn and share as many lessons as possible, so that we are better prepared for systemic shocks in the future.
èƵOpen Special Topic: Educational Data Science—Deadline: Papers due October 1
This èƵOpen special topic call aims to showcase the best of this ongoing genre of research and to broaden the scope of data science applications to include work on diverse topics and frameworks related to education and learning, much of which is being generated by interdisciplinary scholars and educational domain experts.
Call for Proposals for 2022Review of Research in Education—Deadline: March 15, 2021


New èƵVideos


Beyond AERA

  • The W.T. Grant Foundation is accepting proposals for a $650,000, three-year Institutional Challenge Grant that encourages research institutions to build partnerships with public agencies or nonprofits in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.


In Memoriam

èƵmembers who have recently passed away

Mary Dolores Durkin, 97, died on July 6. She retired from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993, as a professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education and a senior scientist at the Center for the Study of Reading.

Notices of èƵmembers who have passed away may be sent to members@aera.net. Please include full name, date of death, age, most recent affiliation, and a link to an official announcement.


èƵin the News

Recent media coverage of èƵand AERA-published research

The ColumbusDispatch, July 26


University Business,July 16


Education Week,July 14


Education Week,July 10


Education Dive, July 10


Forbes, July 10


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,July 9


Education Dive,July 8

Inside Higher Ed, July 8

CNN,July 7

The Hill, July 7

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èƵHighlights is published by the èƵ monthly to inform members and others interested in education research about the latest news and developments in èƵand in the field.

Editor: Felice J. Levine
Managing Editors: Tony Pals and John Neikirk
Contributors:Nathan Bell, Audrey Poe, Christy Talbot, Tong Wu, and Martha Yager