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APRIL 11, 2023

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the 15 winners of its 2023 awards for excellence in education research. Their contributions to education research, across all career stages and fields, have made and continue to make a difference in the lives of students and educators.”

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APRIL 23, 2025

Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education convened Wednesday ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), bringing together prominent scholars and emerging researchers in the field of Black educational studies. Bonner The annual Asa G. Dr. Jamel K.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy.

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JUNE 11, 2025

The setback represents a significant hurdle for proponents of enhanced support for Black students in California higher education, coming just months after the state made history by becoming the first in the nation to establish a Black-Serving Institution designation through Senate Bill 1348, signed into law by Governor Newsom in September 2024.

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JUNE 4, 2025

billion is a staggering amount of public investment thats what states collectively spent in just one year on state-funded preschool, according to the latest report from the National Institute for Early Education Research. Shelley Rouser y any measure, $11.73

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MARCH 6, 2025

Berger is an award-winning scholar and social justice educator who is making higher education more accessible to underrepresented students. She is an associate professor of history and art history and director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Previously, she served as department head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at NC State University. DeCuir-Gunby is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association (APA). She currently serves as president of APA Division 15 (Educational Psychology).

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JUNE 12, 2024

The University of Utah Reading Clinic, housed in the College of Education, will provide opportunities for the cohort to “serve as tutors and mentors for other incarcerated students hoping to pursue higher education at Davis Technical College or Salt Lake Community College, according to Dr. Frankie Laanan, dean of Utah’s College of Education. “It

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. mathematics education; and Ph.D., mathematics education Career mentors: Dr.

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JULY 15, 2024

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

DeCuir-Gunby has published four books, including Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education [Routledge, 2016] and Understanding Critical Race Research Methods and Methodologies [Routledge, 2019]. Her research has been cited in more than 9,000 published studies. Harper agrees. “I

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MAY 2, 2025

Though its current budget represents just one hundredths of one percent of the federal budget, the organizations argue that the agency has an outsized public impact through supporting education, research, and cultural programs nationwide.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

García’s research in higher education has concentrated on the impact that equity, diversity and outreach have on policy and practice. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed García to the U.S. In 2010, U.S.

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MAY 8, 2024

“The school’s mission-vision aligns with my work as a scholar and leader, and I believe the school is poised to reach new heights in the areas of K-12 and higher education, human development, exercise, health, and wellness.” in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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JULY 25, 2023

For those who are concerned about Americans’ perceptions of higher education, the past few weeks may have been confusing. 72% said that higher education contributes to graduates’ personal enrichment and growth, and 71% said that higher ed contributes to advancing graduates’ wealth and success.

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APRIL 20, 2025

America is undergoing a calculated retreat in federal education policy. Despite ongoing disinvestment, educators remain steadfast in their battlenot only for schools but also for students, families, and the conviction that education fuels a just society.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million Americans. It relied on 2009–2021 data from the U.S.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

based Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), one of the nation’s premiere education research and policy centers, Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper has a vision. Since taking the helm of IHEP in 2008, Cooper’s been out front influencing national education policy. As president of the Washington, D.C.-based

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Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. 2024) Developing as a writer: PhD researchers evolving perspectives within a writing program, Innovations in Education and Teaching International , 61:5, 988-1002, [link] Mullins, G., & Kiley, M. Its a PhD, not a Nobel Prize: How experienced examiners assess research theses.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

The association listed a handful of concerns regarding the restrictive policies: First, the policies severely undermine the academic freedom and freedom of speech and expression that are fundamental to higher education.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Supreme Court decision outlawing the use of affirmative action in the higher education admissions process continue to ripple across the nation. After an organized disinformation campaign by conservative groups and individuals about the scope of its impact on the higher education community, the U.S.

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MAY 29, 2024

Dr. Maurie McInnis “Through immense challenges, under President Peter Salovey’s leadership, you have worked together to advance our mission of education, research, scholarship, preservation, and practice to improve the world,” said McInnis. For that, I thank you and, especially, Peter.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Burt said that much of the research on the issue has focused either at the K-12 level or higher education and pointed out that a new and holistic paradigm is needed to help move the needle. “I “Black males have always been historically hovering at around 1 to 2 percent,” in STEM fields.

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MAY 21, 2025

By highlighting the voices and perspectives of parents who are typically underrepresented in education research, this study seeks to understand the factors that support or undermine efforts to create more equitable school systems. However, these policies often fail when they dont account for parent buy-in.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Their meaningful contributions to the education research field demonstrate the highest standards of academic excellence.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Hillman Social and Racial Justice award.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Supreme Court’s decision to strike-down of Affirmative Action last year, it was important to examine how much access Black and Latino students have to these elite schools, said report author Sandra Perez, a higher education research analyst for Ed Trust. “We

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JANUARY 17, 2023

What that quote means is, as an institution, if we don’t start to think about the future—if we’re not thinking about trends in higher education and in business, if we’re not looking at what our competitors are doing—we’ll fall far behind,” said Alexander. Discriminatory funding has deprived HBCUs of roughly $12.8

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MARCH 30, 2025

As a soon-to-be septuagenarian, current university faculty member and educational researcher, the guiding principle learn throughout life resonates with me. Both then, as K-12 educator and grandmother of six, and now in my university work, my life is iteratively enriched through intergenerational learning.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has released a handbook discussing issues surrounding teachers of color, Indigenous teachers, and ethnoracial diversity. Dr. Felice J. Levine Issues include recruitment and retention, professional development, and the role of minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Since their creation, tests have disproportionately hindered access to gifted and talented education (GATE), AP, college acceptance (particularly to elite higher education institutions), scholarships, and so on. More representation of minoritized professionals is needed in P-12 and higher education. Warren, N., &

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JUNE 3, 2024

Dr. Federick Ngo, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, said this summer shouldn’t just be a time to review what went wrong, but a continuation of every effort to ensure as many students as possible are able to begin their educational journeys without further delay.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has published new research on digital leisure reading habits, suggesting a mostly nonexistent relationship between digital reading and improved reading comprehension with ‘slightly positive’ effects in higher ed. Lidia Altamura “ Do New Forms of Reading Pay Off?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. I believe that this was in the third grade when my district tested all of the children for inclusion in the gifted education programs.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Winn is the Excellence in Learning Graduate School of Education Professor and Faculty Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning's Equity in Learning Initiative. She is also the President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She is the Principal Investigator for the Futuring for Equity Lab.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

From the very beginning, we thought the notion, the concept, the feeling about creating ethnic studies centers at that point in time would be a good thing for education, research, and teaching,” said Morgan Chu. And over the years, we saw that it was a very good thing. “It

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Opportunity to make a difference For the 49-year-old public scholar who has spent much of his career exploring issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and anti-racism leadership across the K-12 and higher education landscape, coming to WMU was an opportunity to help propel the 120-year institution forward. at Stanford.

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