NERA is an organization whose mission is to encourage and promote quality educational research and to create a venue for experienced and new researchers.

NERA members come from all areas of education e.g., academics, research and development, training and technical assistance agencies, public schools and state departments of education.

NERA CONFERENCE 2011
Thanks to all of you who helped make NERA's 42nd Annual Conference a great success! Held at the beautiful Hartford Marriott Rocky Hill, October 19-21, 2011, the program included 113 individual research paper presentations, 11 symposia, 29 posters, 6 invited panels and 4 working group sessions, along with thought-provoking keynote addresses by Dr. Diana Pullin and the Honorable Roy Romer. If you were unable to attend, or just want to re-live the memories, be sure to check out the Conference Highlights.

Planning is already underway for the 2012 Conference-we hope to see you there!

NERA 2011 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
All papers presented at the NERA 2011 conference held October 19-21, 2011 may be submitted for inclusion in the Proceedings. Information on how to submit your paper and further details about the Proceedings will be available February 2012 - please check back then.

Thank you to our very generous sponsors of the 2011 NERA Conference!

Platinum Sponsors:
The College Board
Educational Testing Service
Johnson & Wales University
Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
Measured Progress
Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
Westfield State College

Gold Sponsors:
James Madison University

Silver Sponsors:
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Buros Center for Testing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fordham University, Graduate School of Education
New York Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
William Patterson University

NERA promotes sharing of professional information through publications including its quarterly newsletter, The NERA Researcher.

For general questions about NERA, contact Lynn Shelley-Sireci, President, at lshelley@westfield.ma.edu

For questions regarding membership dues or conference registration fees, contact Helen Marx, Treasurer, at treasurer@nera-education.org

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