Latest news from American Educational Research Association (AERA) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/aera-selects-elise-boddie-to-deliver-2024-brown-lecture-in-education-research/?sc=rsin /articles/aera-selects-elise-boddie-to-deliver-2024-brown-lecture-in-education-research/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:05:39 EST Elise Boddie, James V. Campbell Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, has been selected by AERA to present the 2024 Brown Lecture in Education Research. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-algorithms-used-by-universities-to-predict-student-success-may-be-racially-biased/?sc=rsin /articles/study-algorithms-used-by-universities-to-predict-student-success-may-be-racially-biased/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:05:00 EST Predictive algorithms commonly used by colleges and universities to determine whether students will be successful may be racially biased against Black and Hispanic students, according to new research published today in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-teacher-perceptions-of-chronically-absent-young-students-may-add-to-the-challenges-of-missing-school/?sc=rsin /articles/study-teacher-perceptions-of-chronically-absent-young-students-may-add-to-the-challenges-of-missing-school/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:05:00 EST A new study finds that early elementary school teachers report feeling less close to chronically absent students and view them less positively, even when those students do not cause trouble in the classroom. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/dr-felice-j-levine-to-step-down-as-aera-executive-director-in-june-2025/?sc=rsin /articles/dr-felice-j-levine-to-step-down-as-aera-executive-director-in-june-2025/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:30:55 EST AERA President Janelle T. Scott and Executive Director Felice J. Levine issued the following joint letter on June 18, 2024. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/new-aera-book-compares-global-educational-inequality/?sc=rsin /articles/new-aera-book-compares-global-educational-inequality/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2024 10:05:03 EST A new book from the American Educational Research Association (AERA) compares how well city school systems around the world are preparing young people, particularly poor and minority students, with the skills, dispositions, and behaviors they need for further study, work, and life overall. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/report-finds-significant-gender-and-racial-inequities-in-the-educational-measurement-profession/?sc=rsin /articles/report-finds-significant-gender-and-racial-inequities-in-the-educational-measurement-profession/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Apr 2024 16:05:55 EST Gender and racially based employment disparities, differences in perceptions of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and workplace discrimination remain significant issues in the field of educational measurement, according to a new report supported by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Women in Measurement (WIM). American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/aera-announces-2024-award-winners-in-education-research/?sc=rsin /articles/aera-announces-2024-award-winners-in-education-research/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:30:15 EST The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the winners of its 2024 awards for excellence in education research. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/research-finds-a-college-degree-remains-a-sound-investment-despite-rising-tuition/?sc=rsin /articles/research-finds-a-college-degree-remains-a-sound-investment-despite-rising-tuition/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:00:00 EST A new analysis of 5.8 million Americans finds that earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-black-boys-are-less-likely-to-be-identified-for-special-education-when-matched-with-black-teachers/?sc=rsin /articles/study-black-boys-are-less-likely-to-be-identified-for-special-education-when-matched-with-black-teachers/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:00:00 EST Black male elementary school students matched to Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education services, according to new research published today. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/maisha-t-winn-voted-aera-president-elect-key-members-elected-to-aera-council/?sc=rsin /articles/maisha-t-winn-voted-aera-president-elect-key-members-elected-to-aera-council/?sc=rsin Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:30:47 EST Maisha T. Winn, the Chancellor's Leadership Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/aera-announces-2024-fellows/?sc=rsin /articles/aera-announces-2024-fellows/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:30:21 EST The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 24 exemplary scholars as 2024 AERA Fellows. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-digital-leisure-reading-does-little-to-improve-reading-comprehension-for-students/?sc=rsin /articles/study-digital-leisure-reading-does-little-to-improve-reading-comprehension-for-students/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Dec 2023 08:30:00 EST For years, research showed that print reading, whether for leisure or school, improved developing readers' ability to comprehend text. However, the explosive use of digital reading devices, constant access to these devices, and new types of reading materials have introduced new reading habits. Now, a new comprehensive review of research on digital leisure reading habits finds a virtually nonexistent relationship between digital reading and improvement in reading comprehension among students. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-diverse-college-classrooms-linked-to-better-stem-learning-outcomes-for-all-students/?sc=rsin /articles/study-diverse-college-classrooms-linked-to-better-stem-learning-outcomes-for-all-students/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:30:00 EST Students achieve better grades in college science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses when those classrooms have higher numbers of underrepresented racial-minority and first-generation college students, according to new research released today. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-school-debate-programs-linked-to-improvements-in-academic-achievement-graduation-rates-and-college-enrollment/?sc=rsin /articles/study-school-debate-programs-linked-to-improvements-in-academic-achievement-graduation-rates-and-college-enrollment/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:00:00 EST Participating in policy debate programs in middle and high school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) achievement and increases in the likelihood that students graduate from high school and enroll in postsecondary education, according to new research. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-struggling-students-who-repeat-third-grade-see-improved-achievement/?sc=rsin /articles/study-struggling-students-who-repeat-third-grade-see-improved-achievement/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:00:00 EST Third-grade retention can increase the reading and math scores of struggling students, with positive effects lasting into middle school, according to new research released today. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-admissions-policies-that-consider-grades-and-test-scores-in-context-of-available-opportunities-are-linked-to-college-success/?sc=rsin /articles/study-admissions-policies-that-consider-grades-and-test-scores-in-context-of-available-opportunities-are-linked-to-college-success/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:30:00 EST Indicators of high school grades and standardized test scores that take into account the levels of school, neighborhood, and family resources available to students are strongly associated with those students' success in college, according to new research published today. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-finds-that-state-mandated-civics-test-policy-does-not-improve-youth-voter-turnout/?sc=rsin /articles/study-finds-that-state-mandated-civics-test-policy-does-not-improve-youth-voter-turnout/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:00 EST New research finds that a commonly used state-mandated civics test policy--the Civics Education Initiative (CEI)--does not improve youth voter turnout, at least in the short term. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/study-finds-that-a-small-number-of-teachers-effectively-double-the-racial-gaps-among-students-referred-for-disciplinary-action/?sc=rsin /articles/study-finds-that-a-small-number-of-teachers-effectively-double-the-racial-gaps-among-students-referred-for-disciplinary-action/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:00 EST The top 5 percent of teachers most likely to refer students to the principal's office for disciplinary action do so at such an outsized rate that they effectively double the racial gaps in such referrals, according to new research released today. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/giving-parents-better-school-quality-data-encourages-them-to-consider-less-affluent-less-white-schools-to-a-point/?sc=rsin /articles/giving-parents-better-school-quality-data-encourages-them-to-consider-less-affluent-less-white-schools-to-a-point/?sc=rsin Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:00:00 EST In a study published today in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association, researchers David M. Houston of George Mason University and Jeffrey R. Henig of Teachers College, Columbia University, found that providing parents with achievement growth data encourages them to consider schools with greater economic and racial diversity, but only up to a point. American Educational Research Association (AERA) /articles/aera23-study-snapshots-for-april-15/?sc=rsin /articles/aera23-study-snapshots-for-april-15/?sc=rsin Sat, 15 Apr 2023 09:05:19 EST The following selected research papers will be presented at the place-based component of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago, Ill, on April 15. American Educational Research Association (AERA)