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<div><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear MWERA Affiliate,</span></div>
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<div><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">This is a friendly reminder that there is <u>one week</u> until the proposal deadline for the </span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mwera.org%2Fprogram-information.html&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Ca4682ded17f746ad9c2a08dead01cb66%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639138422001597543%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=f8TaMIUcPcV36KUYJgzf5JfV6RLKbrLAEPA7ZA2zVxI%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mwera.org/program-information.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">2026
Annual Meeting</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA), to be held </span><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">October
28-30,</span></b><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> 2026 at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">! </span></div>
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<div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">We invite education researchers, including graduate student researchers, to join us in a friendly, collegial atmosphere
at MWERA 2026.</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> We will have an exciting program of research-methodology workshops, invited speakers, and peer-reviewed scholarly works presented in a variety of session formats
(i.e., research-in-progress, poster, paper), </span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">as well as networking opportunities.</span></div>
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<div><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">The theme of MWERA 2026 is </span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“<b>Transforming Education Systems: Research and Policy for Responsive and
Sustainable Change</b>.”</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> All </span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">submissions are welcome and do not need to relate specifically to the
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The fully-renovated Hyatt Regency hotel and conference center in the heart of downtown Milwaukee features free Wi-Fi, proximity to a wide selection of dining options—including those in the 3</span><sup style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">rd</sup><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">St.
Market Hall—and an adjacent parking garage. Both the hotel room rates and the</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">conference registration fee for MWERA 2026
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<div><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">All papers are considered for the <b>MWERA Distinguished Paper Award</b>, for which the</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> recipient receives
the opportunity to present their research at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting and a $150 travel stipend. MWERA also awards the <b>Isadore Newman Dissertation Award</b>annually to celebrate outstanding dissertation research,
which provides a $500 travel stipend to present at the MWERA annual meeting. More information can be found on the </span><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mwera.org%2Fawards.html&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Ca4682ded17f746ad9c2a08dead01cb66%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639138422001635297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pu4ZWjItF77wjkV%2FDHryhFgUoH6IaZj85dP47aXCsqU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mwera.org/awards.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Awards</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> page
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<div><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We are also recruiting individuals to <b>serve as Session Chairs and/or Proposal Reviewers</b> for MWERA 2026. You can volunteer for these roles for one or more MWERA Divisions via
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<div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">Please consider submitting your research via the </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mwera.org%2Fprogram-information.html&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Ca4682ded17f746ad9c2a08dead01cb66%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639138422001728043%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ba5G1wzOOXUxiGKlycdrth1P2yR1rJY0AWzRYAE4ijY%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.mwera.org/program-information.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">All-Academic</span></b></a></span><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)"> conference
portal by May 15, 2026. Register for the conference </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmwera.square.site%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmwera%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Ca4682ded17f746ad9c2a08dead01cb66%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639138422001776320%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C60000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Yqkih8%2FBEHUXZKUw3ksiXiey3vya5iKxYEQh6QHH%2BO4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://mwera.square.site/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a></span><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(13,13,13)">. </span></b></div>
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