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AACTE is now accepting submissions for the 2027 Writing and Research Awards – Due July 14

2027 Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book Award Outstanding Book 

The Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Book Award honors outstanding books by AACTE members that advance educator preparation or teaching and learning. Overseen by the AACTE Committee on Research and Dissemination, the award recognizes the author(s)/editor(s) and book at AACTE’s 2027 Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Named for Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, the award celebrates her influential work in culturally relevant pedagogy, equity, and critical race theory in education.

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2027 James D. Anderson Outstanding Dissertation Award 

The James D. Anderson Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding doctoral research that advances educator preparation or teaching and learning. Open to graduates of AACTE member institutions, the award includes a $1,000 prize and recognition at AACTE’s 2027 Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Named for James D. Anderson, whose groundbreaking scholarship transformed the field of African American educational history, the award honors excellence in educational research.

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Writing and Research Awards

Author Brandi Nicole Hinnant-Crawford, Ph.D., of Clemson University, “Improvement Science in Education: A Primer, Second Edition”

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Chanh Bao Lam, Ph.D., data analyst in Teacher Education and Accreditation at the College of Education at Kansas State University

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Purdue University College of Education

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Best Practice Awards

University of New Mexico College of Education & Human Sciences, Promoting Our Leadership, Learning, and Empowering Our Nations (POLLEN)

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Western Michigan University College of Education and Human Development, Urban Teacher Residency Program

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The University of Arizona College of Education, Worlds of Words (WOW) Center of Global Literacies and Literatures

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Lipscomb University College of Education, MORAL Dilemma Video Library

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Purdue University College of Education

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Professional Achievement Awards

Cheryl Matias, Ph.D., full professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego

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David Rock, Ed.D., dean of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi

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Jacob Easley II, Ph.D., PMP, assistant dean of the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University

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