2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting Call for Submissions to Open May 31; Submissions Due July 31 The 2024 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting call for submissions will open May 31. Submissions are due July 31. The Annual Meeting theme—“Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action”—“asks researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to imagine boldly what education spaces free of racial injustice can look like.”
ÐÜèÊÓÆµto Hold Dual-Component 2024 Annual Meeting ÐÜèÊÓÆµPresident Tyrone Howard and ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Director Felice J. Levine have announced that the 2024 Annual Meeting will be dual-component, marking the third consecutive year that the association has held place-based and virtual components for attendees. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2022–23 President Rich Milner Encourages Attendees to Pursue Consequential Research in Education​ With standing room only in the ballroom, ÐÜèÊÓÆµ2022–2023 President Rich Milner gave his presidential address, “Consequential Research in Education,” providing a thought-provoking evaluation of the scholarly community’s role in pursuing research that informs and intersects with “deeply consequential decisions and outcomes that bear on and shape the lives and experiences of young people, educators, families, policymakers, and communities.” Read more
Virtual Component of 2023 Annual Meeting Draws More than 2,600 Attendees The virtual component of the 2023 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting, held May 4–5, drew more than 2,600 attendees from around the world. Read more
Major Annual Meeting Lecture Speakers Examine Significant Topics in Education Research The 2023 ÐÜèÊÓÆµDistinguished Lecture and 2023 Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture featured two prominent scholars who provided important insights on the topics of educational equity regarding advanced technology and effective principal preparation programs for Black students. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµAward Winners Address Pressing Education Issues in High-Profile Lectures The 2023 Annual Meeting featured six thought-provoking lectures given by recent ÐÜèÊÓÆµaward recipients. Read more
Presidential Sessions Engage Attendees in Compelling Issues in Education Research The 2023 Annual Meeting Presidential Sessions provided attendees with thought-provoking content surrounding the theme “Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth.” Read more
Annual Meeting Research and Science Policy Forum Includes Conversations with Federal Agency Leaders and Discussion of Pressing Issues The 2023 ÐÜèÊÓÆµAnnual Meeting featured 11 invited sessions in the Research and Science Policy Forum that included conversations with leaders of federal education research agencies and discussion on emerging education research issues and priorities. Read more
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ÐÜèÊÓÆµmembers who have recently passed away
Bruce S. Cooper died on April 26. He was professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught in the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy at Fordham University for 33 years. He served as chair of the ÐÜèÊÓÆµPolitics in Education SIG and had been a member of ÐÜèÊÓÆµDivision A—Administration, Organization, and Leadership; Division K—Teaching and Teacher Education; and Division L—Educational Policy and Politics.
Marshall “Mike” Smith, 85, died on May 1. During the Clinton administration, Smith served as under secretary and acting deputy secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. Earlier, he was dean of Stanford’s school of education and the Hewlett Foundation’s education program. Smith was a member of ÐÜèÊÓÆµDivision G—Social Context of Education and Division L—Educational Policy and Politics.
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Governing, May 21
El Heraldo de México, May 17
The Hechinger Report, May 15 Northern Virginia Magazine, May 12
Education Week, May 11
Deseret News, May 10
TES Magazine, May 3
EdNC, May 1
The Conversation, May 1
Education Week, April 28
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