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2009

University of Arizona Scholar to Present AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2009—Luis C. Moll, a University of Arizona scholar and expert on the connection among culture, psychology and education, will deliver the American Educational Research Association’s 6th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research this month. AERA's Brown Lecture features significant scholarship that advances equality and equity in education

AERA Announces New Editors for Educational Researcher
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 15, 2009
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announces the appointment of Steven R. Yussen of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as Editor of AERA’s premier, peer-reviewed journal Educational Researcher. Joining Yussen as Associate Editors are Deborah R. Dillon and Michael R. Harwell, also of the University of Minnesota, and James C. Hearn, of the University of Georgia. This team will serve a three-year term, for the 2010 to 2012 volume years.

AERA Honors Education Research Scholars
SAN DIEGO, CA, April 15, 2009
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today presents its Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award to Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University. A nationally recognized educator and researcher, she is being honored for extraordinary contributions in the areas of school restructuring, teacher quality, and educational equity. Darling-Hammond launched the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute and the School Redesign Network and served as executive director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (1994-2001). Darling-Hammond is a Past President of AERA and was honored by the Association in 2006 with an invitation to deliver AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research.
2009 AERA Awards Brochure (PDF)

AERA Media Briefing on New Handbook of Education Policy Research
SAN DIEGO, CA, April 15, 2009 The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has sponsored publication of the 1,045-page Handbook of Education Policy Research that was released in early April. The comprehensive volume defines the theoretical boundaries and methodological approaches of education policy research. It is organized into seven sections: disciplinary foundations of educational policy; methodological perspectives; the policy process; resources, management, and organization; teaching and learning policy; actors and institutions, and education access and differentiation.
Handbook Table of Contents, with Chapter Authors and Their Affiliations (PDF)
Meet the Editors (PDF)

AERA Announces New Fellows
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2009
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announces the selection of 44 scholars to be AERA Fellows in recognition of their exceptional scientific or scholarly contributions to education research or significant contributions to the field through the development of research opportunities and settings.

2009 AERA Annual Meeting in San Diego
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2009
When the American Educational Research Association (AERA) hosts the AERA Annual Meeting next month, more than 14,000 education research scholars will convene in San Diego, California where 2,000 peer-reviewed sessions are scheduled from April 13 to17. The five-day meeting— the 90th Annual Meeting of the Association—is an opportunity to learn about the latest research on wide-ranging education topics.

Educational Researcher Presents Research on Use of Observational Methods to Improve Classroom Instruction
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2009
With the need for excellent teachers for every student becoming increasingly apparent, education researchers are studying classroom practices to determine those that lead to improvements in learning. The March issue of Educational Researcher, published by the American Educational Research Association, features four articles on observational tools that hold promise for advancing classroom instruction. Taken together, the Educational Researcher articles present evidence that classroom observers, software, and teacher logs can help teachers individualize and improve their instruction. Moreover, the use of such tools can facilitate future research studies that examine classroom practices and describe effective instruction.

Kris D. Gutiérrez, Education Research Scholar, Voted President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 9, 2009
Kris D. Gutiérrez, Professor of Social Research Methodology at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), has been elected president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Her term as president starts at the conclusion of the 2010 Annual Meeting, after one year of service as president-elect.

2008

Educational Researcher Devotes December Issue to Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2008
The December 2008 issue of Educational Researcher (ER) provides a timely scholarly examination of Foundations for Success: The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. With peer-reviewed articles from leading education research experts, and under the guest editorship of Dr. Anthony E. Kelly of George Mason University, this ER issue presents diverse perspectives on substantive research in mathematics education and contributes to the discussion of valid methodological approaches.

University of Chicago Professor Stephen W. Raudenbush to Present AERA Fifth Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research
WASHINGTON, October 23, 2008
Stephen W. Raudenbush, Lewis-Sebring Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, presents the Fifth Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research, on October 23, 2008. Inaugurated in 2004 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Lecture features significant scholarship directed toward the advancement of understanding of equality and equity in education.

AERA, NAEd Launch Assessment of Education Research Doctorate Programs with National Science Foundation Support
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2008
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Academy of Education (NAEd) announce a ground-breaking study in the field of education research. Undertaken jointly by these two scholarly and scientific organizations, a first-time-ever assessment will examine education research doctorate programs in graduate schools and colleges of education in the United States. The National Science Foundation (NSF) through its competitive award process has made a three-year continuing award effective September 15, 2008 to support this project.

AERA Honors Scholars for Contributions to Education Research
NEW YORK, NY, March 26, 2008
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has presented its Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award to David Wolcott Johnson, Professor of Educational Psychology and Co-Director of the Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota, for pioneering research on cooperative learning, social interdependence theory, conflict resolution, and peer mediation.
2008 AERA Awards Brochure (PDF)

AERA Members Gather in New York for 2008 Annual Meeting: Nearly 16,000 Expected to Attend
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2008
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) convenes the 89th Annual Meeting of the Association on March 24 to 28 in New York City. The Big Apple is expected to attract close to 16,000 scholars from across education research disciplines and fields.

Carol D. Lee, Education Research Scholar, Voted President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2008
Carol D. Lee, Professor of Learning Sciences and African American Studies at Northwestern University, has been elected president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Her term as president starts at the conclusion of the 2009 Annual Meeting, after one year of service as president-elect.

2007

Margaret Beale Spencer to Deliver the Fourth Annual AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
October 18, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 15, 2007
Noted developmental psychologist, education researcher, and national expert on at-risk youth, Margaret Beale Spencer delivers the Fourth Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research in Washington, D.C. on October 18. This lecture was inaugurated by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education. The Lecture points to the crucial role of research in the advancement of equality and equity in education.

New Research on Achievement: Test Scores Slow Under No Child Left Behind Reforms, Gauged by States and the Federal Assessment
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2007
As Congress reviews federal efforts to boost student performance, new research published in Educational Researcher (ER) reports that progress in raising test scores was stronger before No Child Left Behind was approved in 2002, compared with the four years following enactment of the law.

AERA Scholar Examines Historical Record Behind a “Color-Blind” Constitution
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2007
James D. Anderson, noted historian of education, examines issues of equality and diversity in the context of the Fourteenth Amendment and in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting race-conscious school assignment. His article, Race-Conscious Educational Policies Versus a “Color-Blind Constitution”: A Historical Perspective, appears in the current issue of Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

AERA Report Provides Guidance for Establishing Causality through Both Experimental and Observational Designs
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2007
The American Education Research Association (AERA) has released its latest publication directed to advancing education research and scholarship of the highest quality in this field. Its publication comes as education research faces new challenges and opportunities due to legislation calling for scientifically based research and as new research methods and datasets emerge. View Estimating Causal Effects in the bookstore

Awards Go to 16: AERA Honors Scholars for Contributions to Education Research
CHICAGO, April 11, 2007
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has presented Milbrey W. McLaughlin of Stanford University its Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award for her contributions to research on school and instructional reform, the role of community organizations in supporting youth development, and the complexities of teachers' work.

At AERA Annual Meeting: Education Researchers Present Distinguished Public Service Award to Founder of Washington-based Education Policy Center
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2007
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) presented the 2007 AERA Distinguished Public Service Award to Jack Jennings, President and CEO of the Center on Education Policy (CEP), a national, independent advocate for public education and for more effective public schools. He was honored today during AERA's Annual Meeting.

AERA Honors Gary Orfield with the 2007 Social Justice in Education Award
CHICAGO, April 9, 2007
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) honors Gary Orfield with the Social Justice in Education Award for his dedication in pursuit of equal opportunity for success in American society. The award will be presented on Monday, April 9, in Chicago, Illinois, at AERA's 88th Annual Meeting, where approximately 15,000 education researchers from the United States and 63 other countries will convene through Friday, April 13.

14,000 Scholars Expected AERA Meeting Brings Education Researchers to Chicago
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29, 2007
More than 14,000 education researchers will gather in Chicago from April 9th to 13th when the American Educational Research Association (AERA) convenes the Association's 88th Annual Meeting. Representing the United States and 54 other nations, scholars will examine education issues through a wide-angle lens.

Lorraine M. McDonnell, Education Policy Expert, Voted President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2007
Lorraine M. McDonnell, an education policy expert who teaches political science at the University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB), has been elected president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the national education research society with approximately 25,000 members. Her term as president starts after the conclusion of the 2008 Annual Meeting in New York City.

2006

AERA to Hold Media Briefing on Race-Conscious School Assignment Prior to Supreme Court Arguments
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear Oral Arguments in two education cases on race-conscious school assignment, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) will brief journalists on the social science knowledge and critical research findings that the Court should consider. The Media Briefing will emphasize what is known from research about short- and long-term consequences of students being educated in diverse environments. Oral Arguments will take place on Monday, December 4, 2006 in these two cases:

Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No.1, et al
Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald v. Jefferson County Board of Education, et al

AERA Selects SAGE as Publishing Partner
WASHINGTON, DC; THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA; LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM; NEW DELHI, INDIA; AND SINGAPORE, November 13, 2006
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and SAGE Publications are pleased to announce their new publishing partnership. On behalf of the AERA, SAGE will begin publishing the following six peer-reviewed journals, effective January 2007: American Educational Research Journal; Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis; Educational Researcher; Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics; Review of Educational Research; and Review of Research in Education.

Stanford Professor Selected to Present AERA Brown Lecture in Education Research
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2006
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford University scholar and researcher who strives to enhance equity in education, to deliver the 3rd Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research this fall in Washington. This lecture commemorates the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that took scientific research into account in issuing the court's landmark ruling.

AERA Members Elect Math-Science Education Researcher as President-Elect
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 9, 2006
William F. Tate, Ph.D., a math-science education researcher at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), a professional society with approximately 25,000 members in the United States and abroad. His term as president starts at the end of the Annual Meeting next April, after serving as president-elect for a year.

Awards Go to 11 AERA Honors Scholars for Contributions to Education Research
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 9, 2006
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has presented Stephen W. Raudenbush, an internationally known sociologist at the University of Chicago, with AERA's Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award for his meritorious contributions to educational research. This award publicizes, motivates, encourages, and suggests models of education research at its best...

AERA Honors Baker with its Social Justice in Education Award
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 30, 2006
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) will present Gwendolyn C. Baker AERA's Social Justice in Education Award for her deep commitment to social justice and her professional activities that incorporate this societal value. The award will be presented at AERA's 87th Annual Meeting on Friday, April 7, in San Francisco, California.

Education Researchers Gather in San Francisco for AERA Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2006
Approximately 14,000 education researchers will attend the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco, California, April 7 to April 11, 2006.

Media Guide Gives Highlights to the 2006 Annual Meeting. (PDF)

2005

Two Chosen for New AERA-AIR Fellowship Program
WASHINGTON, November 16, 2005
AIR News Release
The American Institutes for Research (AIR), in collaboration with the American Educational Research Association (AERA), is pleased to announce the selection of Wehmah C. Jones and Audrey Morgenbesser as the first young scholars chosen to participate in an AERA-AIR (A2) Fellows Program aimed at encouraging the development of education researchers.

Psychologist Claude Steele to Address Issues of Stereotypes and Academic Achievement AERA Second Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2005
Claude M. Steele, director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto, California, and Lucie Stern Professor in the Social Sciences at Stanford University, will present the Second Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research, on October 20, 2005. Inaugurated in 2004 by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the Lecture features significant scholarship directed toward the advancement of understanding of equality and equity in education.

American Educational Research Association Releases Book on Black Education-A Topic of Scholarly and Social Importance World-wide
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2005
Press Kit
The American Educational Research Association today briefed reporters on the book BLACK EDUCATION: A Transformative Research and Action Agenda for the New Century at a Book Forum held at the National Press Club. This volume examines the knowledge base, presents findings, and offers new directions for research and practice in Black education and across diverse communities.

Scholars Find Kindergarten Retention Fails to Help - and May Hinder - Academic Achievement in Reading and Mathematics
WASHINGTON, October 3, 2005
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For nearly 100 years, educators have debated the benefits of grade retention versus social promotion. A new examination of research on this perennially-controversial issue indicates that retention does not improve achievement among kindergartners in reading or mathematics, nor does it facilitate instruction by making classrooms more homogeneous academically. The report, based on the dissertation of Guanglei Hong, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, appears in the fall issue of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA), a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal published by the American Educational Research Association.

American Educational Research Association Releases Book on Teacher Education-Proposes New Research Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2005
Press Kit
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today releases a significant new book that examines the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers in the United States. Entitled Studying Teacher Education: The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education, the volume documents a comprehensive analysis and review of research on teacher education and proposes a research agenda on teacher education for the future.

Editor, Publisher Receives 2005 Public Service Award at the American Educational Research Association’s 86th Meeting
MONTREAL, Canada, April 13, 2005
For contributions to the field of education research in his capacity as writer, publisher, and editor, Ronald A. Wolk, today received the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Public Service Award for 2005. This award recognizes public officials for their exceptional use of education research and statistics in shaping policy and sustained support for improving the quality of those disciplines.

American Educational Research Association Honors Scholars for their Contributions to Education Research
MONTREAL, Canada, April 13, 2005
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has presented Arizona State University Professor Gene V. Glass AERA's Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award for his extraordinary scholarship in promoting powerful uses of research. The award strives to publicize, motivate, encourage, and suggest models of education research at its best.

Stanford Psychologist Selected to Present AERA Brown Lecture on Research on Equality and Equity in Education
MONTREAL, Canada, April 13, 2005
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected Claude Steele, a Stanford University psychologist whose research has changed the way social scientists think about prejudice and stereotypes, to deliver the 2nd Annual Brown Lecture in Education this fall in Washington, DC. The lecture was inaugurated in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the U. S. Supreme Court that took scientific research into account in issuing this landmark ruling.

AERA President Addresses Annual Meeting on Teacher Preparation
MONTREAL, Canada April 13, 2005
Marilyn Cochran-Smith, President of the American Educational Research Association, examines new dimensions of teacher preparation and their impact on education in her presidential address to the 2005 Annual Meeting in Montreal.

AERA Honors Multicultural Education Scholar with its Social Justice in Education Award
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2005
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) will present Emory University Professor Jacqueline Jordan Irvine AERA’s Social Justice in Education Award for her efforts to advance social justice through education research. Her research focuses on multicultural education and urban teacher education, with special attention to the education of African American students.

American Educational Research Association Members Elect Assessment Expert as President-Elect
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2005
Eva L. Baker, Ed.D., professor of educational psychology and social methods in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has been voted president-elect of the 22,700-member American Educational Research Association (AERA). Her term as president starts at the end of AERA's 2006 Annual Meeting, after a year of service as president-elect.

AERA Teams with L. Erlbaum to Publish New Handbook Series in Education Research
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2005
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., (LEA) have agreed to publish a new series of books on education research. Tentatively called The AERA/LEA Research Handbook Series, the first volume is anticipated to be published in 2007.Montreal-bound -- Education Researchers to Focus on Demography and Democracy at 86th Annual Meeting in Canada.

Montreal-bound -- Education Researchers to Focus on Demography and Democracy at 86th Annual Meeting in Canada
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2005
When the American Educational Research Association (AERA) holds its Annual Meeting April 11 to 15 in Montreal, scholars will present research findings that illuminate three converging trends in education: increasing diversity among students, increasing tension regarding the role of education in a democracy, and increasing accountability through testing.

2004

Brown to Join the American Educational Research Association as Director of Social Justice & Professional Development
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2004
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is pleased to announced the appointment of M. Christopher Brown II as AERA Director of Social Justice and Professional Development, effective January 3, 2005.

AERA Honors Richard C. Atkinson with 2004 Public Service Award
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2004
Richard C. Atkinson, noted scholar, researcher, and President Emeritus of the University of California system, received the second annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) Public Service Award. This award recognizes exceptional contributions of elected or appointed public officials who have used education research and statistics in shaping policy, and who have provided sustained support for improving the quality of research and statistics.

Edmund Gordon to Inaugurate AERA Brown Lecture on Research on Equality and Equity in Education
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2004
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has inaugurated an Annual Brown Lecture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the U. S. Supreme Court that took scientific research into account in issuing this landmark ruling.

Achievement, Testing, Equality to Highlight Educational Researchers 85th Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2004
To advance knowledge and foster communication of important new findings on education’s most pressing questions—ranging from issues of academic achievement to urban education and validity of test results— more than 12,000 education researchers will gather next month at the 85th annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

American Educational Research Association Members Elect Multicultural Education Scholar as President-Elect
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004
Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, Ph.D., professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected president-elect of the 22,000-member American Educational Research Association. Her term as president starts at the end of AERA’s 2005 Annual Meeting, after a year of service as president-elect.

AERA Releases Research Points #3: English Language Learners: Boosting Academic Achievement
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2004
As the number of foreign languages spoken in U.S. homes and the number of children who do not speak English increase, education researchers and practitioners throughout this nation expect the challenge of how best to teach English literacy to English language learners to intensify. Current research, published in Research Points by the American Educational Research Association, shows that children who start school knowing little or no English can learn the basic skills of word recognition in about two years if they are carefully taught. However, achieving the fluency necessary for long-term academic success is more demanding.