
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
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
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].


Job Board
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FEATURED Research Manager
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Center for Education Policy Research - Cambridge, MA
Full-time
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Posted: May 2, 2022
Salary: $80,000.00 Annually
Application Deadline: N/A
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FEATURED Senior Research Analyst
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Center for Education Policy Research - Cambridge, MA
Full-time
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Posted: May 2, 2022
Salary: $80,000.00 Annually
Application Deadline: N/A
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Senior Research Associate
COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - New York, NY
Full-time
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Posted: Jun 28, 2022
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2022
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Evaluation Researcher
Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children - Newton, MA
Full-time
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Posted: Jun 24, 2022
Application Deadline: N/A
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