ÐÜèÊÓÆµPresident Tyrone Howard Discusses the 2024 Annual Meeting Theme In a new , President Tyrone Howard discusses the importance and aims of the 2024 Annual Meeting theme: “Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action.”
ÐÜèÊÓÆµSpeaks Out on Supreme Court Decision on Use of Race in College Admissions Today the U.S. Supreme Court made it harder for higher education to achieve student equity and inclusivity, but avenues remain open and higher education must seize them. Read more
Submissions Sought for 2024 Annual Meeting: Deadline July 31 ÐÜèÊÓÆµencourages submissions for participation in the 2024 Annual Meeting. Read more
Opportunity for On-Demand Access to 2023 Annual Meeting Content through Year’s End ÐÜèÊÓÆµis offering on-demand access to 2023 Annual Meeting content for those who did not register for the place-based or virtual components of the conference. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµNames 2023–24 Congressional Fellows ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas named two individuals as ÐÜèÊÓÆµCongressional Fellows for 2023–24. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnounces 2023–24 Minority Dissertation Fellows and Travel Awardees ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced the 2023–24 recipients of its Minority Dissertation Fellowships and Travel Awards. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµto Offer Course on Text Classification with Qualitative Evidence on July 11—Register Now The 2023 ÐÜèÊÓÆµVirtual Research Learning Series continues with another course on July 11. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2024 Elected Officers: Deadline September 7 The ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Read more
Nominations for 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards Due October 12 ÐÜèÊÓÆµseeks nominations for the 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards. The nominations deadline is October 12, 2023.
Spotlight on LGBTQ Education Researchers To celebrate 2023 Pride Month and to honor the work being done by education researchers on LGBTQ issues in education, a new series of videos spotlights ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers Ed Brockenbrough, Karen Graves, Bryce E. Hughes, Kristen Renn, Mario I. Suárez, and their research, the inspiration for their work, and advice for aspiring scholars.
Superintendent Nathan Schilling Offers Advice to Education Researchers on How to Engage and Collaborate with School Leaders ÐÜèÊÓÆµmember Nathan Schilling is the superintendent of Lansing School District 158 in Lansing, IL, a continuing adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership program at Concordia University Chicago, and program chair for ÐÜèÊÓÆµSIG 97–Research on the Superintendency. Read more
NSF Releases Public Access Plan 2.0 on Ensuring Access to Federally Funded Research During the week of June 5, the National Science Foundation released its Public Access Plan 2.0. Read more
IES Issues Guide for Researchers Conducting Implementation Research On June 27, the Institute of Education Sciences published Conducting Implementation Research in Impact Studies of Education Interventions: A Guide for Researchers. Read more
Debt Ceiling Deal Includes Caps on Spending for FY 2024 and FY 2025 On June 2, President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which prevented the U.S. from default by suspending the debt ceiling through January 1, 2025. Read more
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ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers who have recently passed away
Ronald Heck, 71, died on January 11. He was a professor and chair of the department of educational administration in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Heck served as an associate editor of the American Educational Research Journal and was a member of Division A—Administration, Organization, and Leadership and Division H—Research, Evaluation, and Assessment in Schools.
Dawn M. Horton, 63, died on April 30. She was an assistant professor in school counseling and associate director of the Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Horton was a member of Division E—Counseling and Human Development.
Patricia A. Somers, 73, died on March 10. She was an associate professor in the department of educational leadership and policy in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Somers was a member of Division I—Education in the Professions, Division J—Postsecondary Education, and Division L—Educational Policy and Politics.
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Michigan Capitol Confidential, June 29
District Administration, June 28
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Diverse Issues in Higher Education, June 20
Education Week, June 16
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Education Week, June 12
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