Dr. Felice J. Levine to Step Down as ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Director in June 2025 Dr. Felice J. Levine has decided to step down as AERA’s Executive Director effective June 15, 2025, after more than 20 years leading the association. Read the announcement from Levine and ÐÜèÊÓÆµPresident Janelle Scott.
New Editor Team to Take Helm of AERJ ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced the new editor team for the American Educational Research Journal for the 2025–2027 volume years. Read more
In Memoriam: 2015–16 ÐÜèÊÓÆµPresident Jeannie Oakes By Linda Darling-Hammond, Michelle Renée Valladares, and Kevin Welner ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2015–16 President Jeannie Oakes, 81, died on April 25. Read more
2024 Annual Meeting Presidential Address, Opening Plenary, Award Lectures, and Other Recordings Just Released Eleven videos of prominent sessions from the 2024 Annual Meeting are now available for open-access viewing on the ÐÜèÊÓÆµwebsite.
ÐÜèÊÓÆµto Offer Virtual Research Learning Course on July 2—Register Now The 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµVirtual Research Learning Series continues with the final course in the series on July 2. Read more
Members of the Joint Committee for the Revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing Named The sponsoring organizations of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, together with the members of the Standards Management Committee and the co-chairs of the Joint Committee for the Revision of the Standards, are pleased to announce the appointment of the members of the Joint Committee. Read more
2025 Presidential Program Committee Kicks Off Annual Meeting Planning in Denver The 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting Presidential Program Committee met May 21–23 in Denver for three days of brainstorming and strategic planning. Read more
Gongjun Xu Extended as JEBS Editor with Minjeong Jeon as New Co-Editor ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced that the current editorship of Gongjun Xu (University of Michigan) for the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics has been extended through 2027. Joining Xu for the extended term will be Minjeong Jeon (University of California, Los Angeles), who will serve as co-editor effective July 1, 2024. Read more
Two ÐÜèÊÓÆµJournals in Top 20 of This Year’s Impact Factor Rankings Two ÐÜèÊÓÆµjournals are ranked in the top 20 of the Journal Citation Reports, released in June. Read more
Call for Editors: ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen 2025–2027
Call for Editors: Review of Research in Education 2026, 2028
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2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting Call for Submissions—Deadline July 26 The 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting Call for Submissions is open; submissions are due July 26. The 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting theme is “Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal.”
President Janelle Scott Seeks Ideas for 2025 Annual Meeting Presidential Program—Deadline July 26 The 2025 Annual Meeting theme—“Research, Remedy, and Repair: Toward Just Education Renewal”—“calls us to consider how we can work across disciplinary, epistemological, and methodological orientations to forge deeper connections in our field that can speak to the challenges we face in education and in our imperfect multiracial democracy.” Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee Seeks Recommendations for 2025 Elected Officers—Deadline September 10 The ÐÜèÊÓÆµNominating Committee seeks recommendations of candidates for AERA-wide offices. Read more
Nominations for 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards Due October 9 ÐÜèÊÓÆµseeks nominations for the 2025 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAwards. The nominations deadline is October 9, 2024.
OSTP Issues RFI for Building Evidence Agenda for Disability Equity—Comments Due July 15 On May 30, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a Request for Information to inform the development of the Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity. Read more
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The IES FY 2025 education research grants program RFA is now available. This program supports basic and applied research focused on improving education experiences and outcomes for learners in the United States. Applications are due September 12.
The National Center for Education Research at IES released a funding announcement for FY 2025 grants for Statistical and Research Methodology in Education. The application deadline is September 12.
ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers who have recently passed away
Danielle Cowley, 44, died on June 6. She was an associate professor at Alfred University. She served as co-chair of the Disability Studies in Education Special Interest Group from 2017 to 2021.
Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, 78, died on June 19. She was professor emerita for the doctorate in educational leadership program at California State University, Sacramento and Lincoln professor emerita of higher education and ethics at Arizona State University. She received the ÐÜèÊÓÆµScholars of Color in Education Distinguished Career Contribution Award in 2009.
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