May-June 2022 Newsletter

In This Issue...

Upcoming Events
SREE 2022 Conference: Registration Now Open
SREE Seeks Nominations for Its Board of Directors
Shaun Dougherty Selected as Next Editor-in-Chief of JREE
SREE to Offer Monthly Data Equity Workshop Series Beginning in July
Recordings from Spring Webinar Series Now Available
SREE Announces Summer 2022 Fellows
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Reports
Institutional Member Corner: WestEd
Institutional Member Corner: Westat and Insight Policy Research
2022 SREE Partners
On the Job Market? Check the SREE Job Board

Upcoming Events

JULY

July 12; 2p-3:30p ET | Data Equity Workshop
Social Identity Variables in Analysis: When and How to Include Them

July 14; 4p - 5p ET | Sip with SREE ROC
Researchers of Color online networking

AUGUST

August 11; 4p - 5p ET | Sip with SREE ROC
Researchers of Color online networking

SEPTEMBER

September 8; 4p - 5p ET | Sip with SREE ROC
Researchers of Color online networking

September 12: 1p - 2:30p ET | Data Equity Workshop
People from Multiple Races or Identities: Best Practices in Handling Complex Social Identity Data

September 21 – 24 | SREE 2022 Annual Conference
From Reckoning to Racial Justice: Centering Underserved Communities in Research on Educational Effectiveness

OCTOBER

October 13; 4p - 5p ET | Sip with SREE ROC
Researchers of Color online networking

October 17; 1p-2:30p ET | Data Equity Workshop
Causal Analysis and Machine Learning: How to Account for Equity

NOVEMBER

November 10; 4p - 5p ET | Sip with SREE ROC
Researchers of Color online networking

November 14; 1p-2:30p ET | Data Equity Workshop
Key Elements of Equity for RCTs: How to Embed Transparency and Account for Cultural Bias

DECEMBER

December 8; 4p - 5p ET | Sip with SREE ROC
Researchers of Color online networking

December 12; 1p-2:30p ET | Data Equity Workshop
Equity and Causal Analysis with Quasi-Experimental Design: Models and Methods for Equity

SREE 2022 Conference: Registration Now Open

Preliminary Program
This year we have a full three days of sessions, opportunities to network, and even more professional development sessions that will be added in the coming weeks. Be sure to keep checking back!

Discounted Rates Available
There are many ways to save on the conference registration rate. If you haven't already, make sure to join or renew your membership, and register for the conference by August 21 to receive the biggest discount. To take advantage of federal government or local/state government rates, including local school district, please send an email from your work email address to [email protected] including your name, title, and employer. You will be provided with a code to use for registration.

Travel Awards and Hardship Funding
SREE will once again offer travel awards and funding for those experiencing financial hardship to attend the conference. Stay tuned for more information coming in a few weeks.

SREE Seeks Nominations for Its Board of Directors

The SREE Board of Directors is looking for new members to join its ranks for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2023. Specifically, the Board is seeking individuals with expertise or experience in nonprofit or organizational finance and budgeting or addressing equity in regard to organizational programs and activities. Candidates from diverse workplaces (examples: research firms, universities, nonprofits, think tanks, etc.) and at all career stages are welcome and encouraged to apply, as are individuals from under-represented populations.

The SREE Board is a working board that meets a minimum of two times a year and all Board members also serve on committees. Individuals that are interested should be willing and able to attend these meetings and help guide SREE’s activities and programs in alignment with SREE’s strategic plan adopted in 2021.

If interested, please send a short statement (1-2 paragraphs) explaining your interest as well as a CV to Ellen Weiss at [email protected] by July 15, 2022.

Shaun Dougherty Selected as Next Editor-in-Chief of JREE

Shaun Dougherty was selected as the next Editor in Chief of JREE. He will begin his three-year term on January 1, 2023.

Over the next few weeks Dougherty will be putting together the next team of corresponding editors. If you are interest in serving in this role, please send a short statement of interest, highlighting your specific expertise or area of interest, and a CV to [email protected] by July 8, 2022. The call for editors can be found here.

SREE to Offer Monthly Data Equity Workshop Series Beginning in July

Join us for a series of short workshops that will explore practical tools and choice points in aligning educational research with equity goals. Each workshop will be facilitated by the We All Count team. Each will include a 45-minute presentation followed by a 15-minute educational case study example followed by 30 minutes of live discussion and Q&A. This workshop series is offered at no cost to the public and individuals may attend one or all workshops. Recordings will be available for those unable to attend the live webinar. Workshop details and registration information can be found here.

Tuesday, July 12; 2p-3:30p Eastern Time
Social Identity Variables in Analysis: When and How to Include Them

Monday, September 12; 1p-2:30p Eastern Time
People from Multiple Races or Identities: Best Practices in Handling Complex Social Identity Data

Monday, October 17; 1p-2:30p Eastern Time
Causal Analysis and Machine Learning: How to Account for Equity

Monday, November 14; 1p-2:30p Eastern Time
Key Elements of Equity for RCTs: How to Embed Transparency and Account for Cultural Bias

Monday, December 12; 1p-2:30p Eastern Time
Equity and Causal Analysis with Quasi-Experimental Design: Models and Methods for Equity

Recordings from Spring Webinar Series Now Available

This Spring, SREE hosted a number of successful webinar series which were attended by several thousand individuals.The recordings and associated material for many of the webinars can be found on our website.

Critical Perspective in Quantitative Methods

Use of Research Evidence: Increase the Impact of Your Research: A Workshop Series on Strategies for Knowledge Mobilization

Applying Standards for Excellence in Education Research

SREE Announces Summer 2022 Fellows

SREE, in collaboration with EdFunders, is pleased to announce the 2022 Summer Fellows. The fellows will be working on their research projects this summer and the findings will be shared with the SREE community at the Fall 2022 conference and on the website.

SREE 2022 Summer Fellows

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Reports

In recognition of its 20th anniversary, the Institutes of Educational Sciences and its national education centers commissioned the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a review of the organization’s research centers, NCES, and NAEP. The result of that work is three reports released this spring:

The reports provide suggestions for IES, Congress, and the community to undertake to improve education research. The full reports, executive summaries, and related news releases can be found at the links above.

Institutional Member Corner: WestEd

Staff Spotlight Saroja Warner

As a leading voice at WestEd, Dr. Saroja Warner, Director for Talent Development and Diversity, is committed to ensuring classrooms and schools are led by educators who are culturally responsive and racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse.

Increasing the racial diversity of the teacher workforce,” says Dr. Warner in a recent interview, “must be accompanied by deliberate attention to build current as well as future teachers’ capacity to enact pedagogies and practices that recognize and embrace students’ cultures as assets in the classroom. Evidence linking culturally responsive teaching to positive student outcomes continues to emerge. For instance, positive early student-teacher relationships are associated with better academic and behavioral student outcomes.”

Dr. Warner is the co-author of What Are Social and Emotional Learning and Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education—and What Do They Have to Do with Critical Race Theory? and is Co-Chair of the 2022 SREE Conference Program. Dr. Warner is also the author of two publications for the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) at WestEd, Achieving Educational Equity Requires More Than a Lens, It Requires an Equity Mindset and Culturally Responsive Data Literacy.

To get the latest news about WestEd’s work in research, evaluation, assessment, and more, subscribe to our E-Bulletin newsletter—and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

Institutional Member Corner: Westat and Insight Policy Research, Inc.

Westat and Insight Policy Research (Insight) are pleased to announce that they have finalized arrangements for Westat’s acquisition of Insight, effective June 15, 2022.

During a transition period of 18 to 24 months, Insight will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Westat and branded as “Westat Insight.” Following this transition period, plans are to fully integrate the Insight organization into Westat.

The combined experience of Westat and Westat Insight will offer clients expertise in health, education, and social policy as well as deep methodological skills in survey research, evaluation, data collection and analysis, and technical assistance.

Westat President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Royal said, “Westat and Insight share a commitment to quality, a desire to use evidence to support sound policy, and a passion for solving complex problems with innovative solutions. We expect our union to enhance our ability to provide more cost-effective, best-in-class service that meets our clients’ needs and ultimately improves lives through research.”

“Our organizations have been trusted partners for 10 years, and have a similar culture of excellence, innovation, and client service. There is a tremendous amount of mutual respect between our teams,” said Anne Peterson, co-founder of Insight and now Chief Executive Officer of Westat Insight. “As Insight grows beyond our small business roots, I am confident that the entrepreneurial spirit that has defined us will be welcomed and encouraged at Westat.”

Bryan Johnson, co-founder of Insight and now Chief Operating Officer of Westat Insight, added, “We are excited to join the Westat family and extend our longstanding work improving the lives of people in historically underserved and economically disadvantaged populations. We look forward to offering our clients an even broader range of capabilities and services.”

2022 SREE Partners

Thank you to the following institutions and organizations who are partnering with SREE in 2022 through a Sponsorship or Institutional Membership! If you or your institutional is interested in partnership opportunities, you can find information here or by emailing [email protected].

SREE 2022 Sponsors