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Thanksgiving Message From ÐÜèÊÓÆµExecutive Director Felice J. Levine We enter this Thanksgiving season during one of the most traumatic times in modern history. Difficult as these hardships have been for far too many, this is a time of gratitude and reflection. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµand OECD Hold Policy Forum on Findings from Global Teaching InSights Study On November 24, ÐÜèÊÓÆµand the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development held an interactive policy forum, “Measuring Teaching at a Global Scale: Policy Perspectives on the Findings from the Global Teaching InSights Video Study,” to discuss the recently released findings from OECD’s Global Teaching InSights Video Study. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµand National Academies to Hold Forum on Monitoring Educational Equity on December 15—Register Now ÐÜèÊÓÆµand the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are partnering on a webinar on the research needs and implications of the Academies’ report Monitoring Educational Equity. Read more
ÐÜèÊÓÆµand ICPSR Launch PEERS Data Hub to Advance STEM Education Research Efforts ÐÜèÊÓÆµand the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research have launched the Partnership for Expanding Education Research (PEERS) in STEM Data Hub, a National Science Foundation–funded collaborative space for STEM education research communities to build and advance knowledge by sharing innovative ideas, methods, and tools. Read more
New Cohort of ÐÜèÊÓÆµDeeper Learning Fellows Selected ÐÜèÊÓÆµhas announced the selection of its third cohort of fellows for the Study of Deeper Learning program. Read more
2020 Election Brings Change to White House and Congress; ÐÜèÊÓÆµPast President Linda Darling-Hammond to Lead Education Transition Team President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be taking office on January 20, 2021. The Biden-Harris transition team selected an ÐÜèÊÓÆµpast president, Linda Darling-Hammond, to lead the team that is conducting the review of the Department of Education. Read more
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases FY 2021 Bills On November 10, the Senate Appropriations Committee made public all 12 bills to provide funding for FY 2021. The federal government is currently operating under a continuing resolution for FY 2021 that expires on December 11. Read more
NSF EHR Advisory Committee Considers Racial Equity in STEM Education, Future of NSF at Fall Meeting On October 28–29, the National Science Foundation’s Education and Human Resources Advisory Committee held its fall meeting with a full agenda focusing on efforts to promote racial equity in STEM education and an examination of future priorities of EHR as part of the next iteration of the NSF strategic plan and in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Call for Nominations for 2021 Awards—Deadline Extended: December 1
Call for ÐÜèÊÓÆµResearch and Dissertation Grant Applications—Deadline Extended: December 15
Call for Nominations for ÐÜèÊÓÆµFellows Program—Deadline Extended: December 15
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Call for Proposals for ÐÜèÊÓÆµEducation Research Service Projects—Deadline: January 8, 2021
Call for Editors, ÐÜèÊÓÆµOpen—Deadline Extended: December 8 Call for Editors, RRE 2023, 2025—Deadline Extended: March 1, 2021
The William T. Grant Foundation is accepting proposals for research grants on and on The next deadline for letters of inquiry is January 13, 2021. Visit the Beyond AERA webpage for professional advancement opportunities from other organizations, including calls for papers and submissions, meetings and conferences, and other activities.
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