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Centennial Lecture Series

Critical Issues • Rigorous Research • Innovative Ideas
The Centennial Lecture Series was a key component of AERA’s centennial celebration. It very much reflected the Association’s fundamental commitment to connecting education research on significant issues to wide public and policy audiences across our country. AERA aimed to foster public engagement, to learn about the issues on the minds of leaders in the cities and regions of the United States, and to elevate attention to education research in policy and practice. In other words, AERA took education research on the road! 

The series consisted of six lectures, each delivered by a leading education researcher on a range of critical topics including English language learners, college affordability, predictors of learning, early childhood education, urban school reform, and school discipline. Following each lecture, there was an open discussion forum that helped connect to local issues and allow attendees to participate more fully in asking questions or presenting views.

The Lecture Series took place from November 2016 to April 2017 in six cities across the United States: Brooklyn, NY; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Oklahoma City, OK; Detroit, MI; and Boston, MA. Click on each speaker below to view more about the speakers and their lectures, and event information. Also, videos of each lecture are available for viewing.

In April 2017, AERA's Council approved to hold an additional four public lectures and forums at locations around the country in 2017 and 2018.

Be sure to follow along and participate in the conversation online using
#AERALectures. 

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Patricia Gándara

Educating Immigrant Students and Emergent Bilinguals (In an Anti-Immigrant Era)
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn
Moderator: Sarah Garland
Commentators: Steven Choi, Philip Kasinitz, and Kate Menken

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Deborah Lowe Vandell

The Opportunities and Challenges of Early Child Care and Education
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Oklahoma History Center
​Oklahoma City
Moderator: Ben Felder
Commentators: Debra Andersen,
​Gary D. Sandefur, and Danny Wells

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Bruce McCandliss

Early Education and the Brain:
​Making Novel Connections 
​Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Benaroya Hall
​​Seattle
Moderator: Linda Shaw
​Commentators: Hon. Brian Baird, Erica Johnson, and Soojin Oh Park

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Charles Payne

The Limits of Schooling,
​the Power of Poverty
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Detroit Institute of Arts
​Detroit
Moderator: Erin Einhorn
​Commentators: Sarah Lenhoff, Jeffery Robinson, and Puta Dani Thurman

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Bridget Terry Long

Supporting College Student Access and Success:
​Making Sure Hard Work Pays Off
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
The Music Center
Los Angeles
Moderator: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
Commentators: Audrey Dow, Juana Hernandez, and James T. Minor

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Russell Skiba

School Discipline: Issues of Equity and Effectiveness
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
JFK Presidential Library and Museum
Boston
Moderator: Deborah Becker
​Commentators: Rachelle Engler Bennett, Matt Cregor, and William Rodriguez

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