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The National Academy of Education awards two professional development fellowship programs in partnership with the Spencer Foundation. These programs seek to encourage new generations of scholars to undertake and strengthen research relevant to the improvement of education and support early-career scholars working in critical areas of education research. In addition, fellows participate in professional development retreats with National Academy of Education members, senior scholars, and other leaders in the field.
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The National Academy of Education is dedicated to advancing high-quality education research for use in policy and practice. Learn more about our current initiatives and reports.
RECENT NEWS
Welcome 2020 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Development Awardees
The National Academy of Education (NAEd) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships and Research Development Awards. These programs provide funding and professional development to early-career researchers...
NAEd Releases New Report on Comparability of Large-Scale Educational Assessments
June 9, 2020 – The National Academy of Education (NAEd) released a new volume on the Comparability of Large-Scale Educational Assessments: Issues and Recommendations. The volume provides guidance to key stakeholders on how to accurately report and interpret...
Research, Scholarship, and Remembrance in the Midst of Social Crisis
Social media platforms have allowed the world—including children and adolescents—to witness the death of George Floyd, a Black man, at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department while desperately pleading for his life. Subsequently, the twin cities of Minneapolis...