ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights June 2015

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ÐÜèÊÓÆµHighlights June 2015
 
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June 2015

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

ÐÜèÊÓÆµNews


On July 9, ÐÜèÊÓÆµwill host a live streamed Capitol Hill briefing on LGBTQ issues in education, including bullying and K-12 students, student achievement and educational attainment, the challenges conducting research, and recommendations for further research.


Held in AERA's Centennial Year, the 2016 Annual Meeting will illuminate and enhance the role of education researchers as public scholars who contribute to public understanding, political debate, and professional practice in increasingly diverse democracies in the U.S. and around the globe. Deadline for submissions: July 22.

                       

Maisha Winn and Mariana Souto-Manning have been appointed coeditors for the 2017 edition (volume 41) of Review of Research in Education (RRE), the annual ÐÜèÊÓÆµjournal that focuses on a chosen topic every year.




ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Director Felice J. Levine presented at two high-profile research meetings during June. On June 3, Levine served on a panel that discussed international perspectives of advocacy for the social sciences and humanities at the 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Ottawa, Canada.

Research Policy and Funding News



The education research community, led by ÐÜèÊÓÆµand the Knowledge Alliance, sent Senator David Vitter (R-LA) a letter signed by more than 1,100 organizations and individuals opposing the Student Privacy Protection Act (S. 1341), a bill he introduced.


For the first time in three years, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education has passed a funding bill.



A provision added to Defense Department-related legislation in December 2014 has the potential to affect every agency throughout the federal government. 


The House of Representatives and the Senate Appropriations Committee have now passed Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies appropriations bills, which include funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). 


The National Board of Education Sciences, which oversees the Institute of Education Sciences, met on June 8. The board passed a motion to draft a letter to congressional appropriators encouraging full funding for Institute of Education Sciences.

ÐÜèÊÓÆµCalls 

  •  – Submissions accepted June 2 - August 28
     
  •   Deadline: July 24
     
  • ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen Special Topic Calls for Papers:
    • – Deadline:
      July 1
       
    • – Deadline: July 1
       
    • – Deadline: Submissions encouraged by July 1
       
    •  – Deadline: August 1
       
  • – Deadline: November 2
     

Beyond AERA 


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ÐÜèÊÓÆµin the News

Recent media coverage of ÐÜèÊÓÆµand AERA-published research
 

  • The Boston Globe, June 14

  • The Washington Post, June 12
     

  • Daily Emerald (University of Oregon), June 9
     

  • The Modesto Bee, June 9
     

  • The Washington Post, June 1


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
ContributorsJuliane Baron, Jessica Campbell, Bridget Jameson, Christy Talbot