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Although replicating important findings is essential for helping education research improve its usefulness to policymakers and practitioners, less than one percent of the articles published in the top education research journals are replication studies, according to new research published today in Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

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It is commonly argued that students should attend the most academically selective college possible, since, among other reasons, highly selective institutions graduate students at higher rates. However, is it the institutions themselves that succeed in getting students through to degree completion, or is degree completion merely a result of the quality of the students entering the institutions?

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Raising state-mandated math and science course graduation requirements (CGRs) may increase high school dropout rates without a meaningful effect on college enrollment or degree attainment, according to new research published in Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

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First-grade teachers in the United States may need to change their instructional practices if they are to raise the mathematics achievement of students with mathematics difficulties (MD), according to new research published online today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

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The conventional wisdom that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has eroded teacher job satisfaction and commitment is off the mark, according to new research published online today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has named Daniel McCaffrey and Li Cai as the new editors for the Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics (JEBS). McCaffrey and Cai will begin reviewing manuscripts on July 1, 2014, and will become editors of record for a three-year term beginning in January 2015.

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“Mischievous responders” play the game of intentionally providing inaccurate answers on anonymous surveys, a widespread problem that can mislead research findings. However, new data analysis procedures may help minimize the impact of these “jokester youths,” according to research published online today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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New research published online today in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association, finds weak to nonexistent relationships between state-administered value-added model (VAM) measures of teacher performance and the content or quality of teachers’ instruction. Based on their results, the authors question whether VAM data will be useful in evaluating teacher performance and shaping classroom instruction.

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Students who begin their postsecondary education at a community college and successfully transfer to a four-year college have BA graduation rates equal to similar students who begin at four-year colleges, according to new research published today. That rate would actually increase – to 54 percent from 46 percent – if not for the loss of academic credits when students transfer, said study authors.

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Classroom programs designed to improve elementary school students’ social and emotional skills can also increase reading and math achievement, even if academic improvement is not a direct goal of the skills building, according to a study to be published this month in American Educational Research Journal (AERJ). The benefit holds true for students across a range of socio-economic backgrounds.

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The American Educational Research Association has announced the selection of 22 scholars as 2014 AERA Fellows.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today announced the appointment of Mark Warschauer, Greg J. Duncan, and Jacquelynne Eccles as the inaugural editors of AERA Open, effective July 1. All three are professors at the University of California–Irvine (UCI). Warschauer will serve as editor in chief, and Duncan and Eccles as co-editors.

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The Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association – the largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research – is a showcase for ground-breaking, innovative studies in a diverse array of areas – from early education through higher education, from digital learning to second language literacy. It is where to encounter ideas and data that will shape tomorrow’s education practices and policies, and where to connect with leading thinkers from the United States and around the world. The theme of this year’s meeting is “The Power of Education Research for Innovation in Practice and Policy.”

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The January/February 2014 issue of Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), is now available on the association’s website. The January/February issue of ER includes three feature articles, as well as a special section that examines the standards for high-quality education research.

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How universities fare on reputational quality-of-life and academic rankings – such as those published by the Princeton Review or U.S. News & World Report – can have a measurable effect on the number of applications they – and their competitors – receive and on the academic competitiveness of the resulting freshman class, according to a new study.

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─ University of Washington researchers Grant H. Blume and Mark C. Long have produced the first empirical estimates using national-level data to show the extent to which levels of affirmative action in college admissions decisions changed during the period of 1992 to 2004. Blume and Long’s study, “Changes in Levels of Affirmative Action in College Admissions in Response to Statewide Bans and Judicial Rulings,” was recently published online in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Research on teacher turnover, reading interventions, school climate, student assessment, teacher evaluation, and more appeared in the 10 most popular AERA journal articles of 2013. Based on the number of times they were accessed online and downloaded, the following were the top AERA research articles published in 2013.

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The November 2013 issue of Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), is now available on the association’s website. Included in this issue is a report on an innovative algorithm for automated test construction that results in much more highly aligned – and therefore, more valid – assessments of student mastery of state content standards. The November issue of ER includes three feature articles and one essay. Links to the full text of each article are available through AERA’s website at www.aera.net/ERNov13.

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The October 2013 issue of Educational Researcher (ER), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), is now available on the association’s website. Included in this issue is an unprecedented look at the role of sorting between boys and girls across public U.S. high schools in explaining the gender gap of college enrollment among black and Hispanic students. The October issue of ER includes four feature articles and one brief. Links to the full text of each article are available at www.aera.net/EROct13.

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The 10th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research, organized by the American Educational Research Association. The title of this year’s lecture is A New Civil Rights Agenda for American Education: Creating Opportunity in a Stratified Multiracial Nation.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced today that it will launch "AERA Open," an online, peer-reviewed journal that will be freely available to all readers on the web. With the launch of "AERA Open" in early 2014, AERA will be one of the first societies in the social sciences to introduce an open access journal.

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The AERA report results from the work of a blue-ribbon task force mandated to prepare and present practical short-term and long-term recommendations to address bullying of children and youth.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) today announced the winners of its 2013 awards for excellence in education research. AERA will honor the recipients for their outstanding scholarship and service at an awards ceremony luncheon on April 29 at the AERA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

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AERA Fellows are recognized for their exceptional scientific or scholarly contributions to education research or significant contributions to the field through the development of research opportunities and settings.

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Joyce E. King, a Georgia State University professor who is expert in teacher education and Black culture and education, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Her term as president begins in 2014, after one year of service as president-elect.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is proud to announce publication of the International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education, a volume aimed at educators, researchers, policy makers, and students to help create better understanding of environmental issues.

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Garces examines effects of affirmative action bans on enrollment of students of color across six fields of graduate study in California, Florida, Texas, and Washington. The fields are natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, education, and humanities.

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The researchers examined Success for All, an instructional approach that is among the most mature and proven school reform models, to identify impact on reading achievement among older elementary students.

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New research synthesizes studies of English reading outcomes for Spanish-dominant English language learners (ELLs) in elementary schools.

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The American Educational Research Association joined prevention scholars and practitioners and endorsing organizations in issuing a Call for More Effective Prevention of Violence. The AERA Council unanimously endorsed the statement, prepared by research scientists with expertise studying school safety.

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The December issue of Educational Researcher includes new findings essential in addressing the rising tide of homelessness and mobility among low-income students.

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The briefing will outline scientific evidence on the use of race as one factor in the University’s admissions policy and issues relevant to this critically important higher education case scheduled for hearing before the Supreme Court on October 10, 2012.

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AERA filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The association is joined by seven other scientific societies in urging the Court to consider an overwhelming body of scientific evidence relevant to the case.

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Key science and research policy officials at U.S. federal agencies will speak on the current research policies and priorities at the upcoming 2012 AERA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada from April 13-17. The AERA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of experts in the field and features the latest news in education research.

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Education research experts will unveil findings critical to the future of education at the upcoming AERA 2012 Annual Meeting. More than 13,000 participants from over 60 countries plan to attend.

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AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies today. Her testimony supported the proposed FY 2013 budget for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR).

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The American Education Research Association (AERA) will hold its 93rd Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The AERA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of experts in the field and features the latest news and discoveries from scholarly and scientific education research.

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The Council of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) unanimously issued two resolutions at its February meeting in response to the suspension of the Mexican American Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District No. 1 (TUSD).

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Education researchers and policy experts Mark Berends, Laura S. Hamilton, Luis A. Huerta, and Ron W. Zimmer have been appointed as incoming editors of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA).

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New research findings reported in the October 2011 issue of Educational Researcher highlight differences between LGBTQ- and straight-identified youth in health outcomes and educational equity. The peer-reviewed scholarly journal is one of six published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Chair in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver the 8th Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research.

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Under an innovative partnership, EWA’s 65th annual National Seminar will be jointly hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and the American Educational Research Association.

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The six journals of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) lead the latest education journal rankings released this week in the 2010 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). AERA journals placed in the top two spots and six of the top 25 spots in the JCR Education and Education Research category.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has presented Catherine E. Snow, the Patricia Albjerg Graham Professor of Education at Harvard University, its Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) releases a new Report and Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the major federal agency that funds education research.

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Social and Emotional Learning: Policy and Practice, An Address by Congressman Tim Ryan, April 9,12:25 p.m., Sheraton/Napoleon Ballroom B3, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) will present the Distinguished Public Service in Education Award to Emerson J. Elliott, former commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), at the Association’s 2011 Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

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Five education researchers will be honored at the 2011 Annual Meeting of AERA for contributions to the field in support of equity and social justice. The recognition of their work takes place on the opening evening in New Orleans.

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At a time when education is under scrutiny , more than 13,000 scholars will gather in New Orleans April 8 to 12 for the 92nd Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Education reporters and editors are invited to join more than 13,000 education researchers at the AERA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, April 8 to 12.