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This is on point. I'm Magna Chakra-Bardi.

The American Educational Research Association is one of the largest groups in the country that supports and advances educational research.

It has more than 25,000 members who are faculty, researchers, graduate students, and other professionals

who work at universities, academic institutes, federal and state agencies, testing companies,

and non-profit organizations.

The association's mission statement says it's, quote, a national research society, which strives to advance knowledge about education,

to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to

improve education and serve the public good, end quote.

The organization also works to disseminate the research its members publish for practical use in America's classrooms.

The American Educational Research Association's annual conference is the place where ideas, research, and goals for education are shared.

It's the premier education research conference in the country.

So what education research is being most talked about, most championed there?

Well, according to a recent study by Auburn University, the majority of the research presented at these annual

conferences is not what most teachers say they need help with. The lead author of the Auburn

study says there's a profound and potentially damaging disconnect between the politics of education

research and the practical guidance schools and teachers are hungry for.

David Marshall is an associate professor of education at Auburn University, and he's one of the authors of that study.

Professor Marshall, welcome to On Point.

Hi, Magnet. Thanks for happening.

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