Call for Papers

Open Call

We accept submissions that address sociopolitical, economic, cultural, and organizational issues in education on a rolling basis. We invite practitioners, policy-makers, activists, and researchers, as well as emerging and established scholars to submit manuscripts and editorials via the Texas Digital Library (TDL). 

Please submit your manuscript by May 1, 2026 to be considered for our Fall review cycle and publication in the Winter/Spring 2027 issue of Texas Education Review.

Please visit our Instructions for Authors page for full submission guidelines.

Winter/Spring 2027 Special Issue

Texas Education Review is excited to announce a call for papers for an upcoming Special Issue, The Trump Administration and the Future of American Education, guest edited by Dr. Danielle Sutherland.

Since January 2025, the Trump administration has systematically dismantled federal education infrastructure while imposing ideological restrictions on teaching and research. Through multiple executive orders, the administration has attempted to eliminate DEI initiatives in federally funded institutions, threatened universities with civil compliance investigations, reversed Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students, restricted discussion of race and gender in curricula, and expanded school privatization through voucher programs. These policies are already reshaping classrooms, teacher preparation programs, and campus climates nationwide. This moment demands rigorous scholarly attention and critical analysis.

We welcome both original research articles and editorials that examine the impacts of these policies on students, educators, families, and communities. This work is urgent: scholars must document these changes, analyze their implications for educational equity and democracy, and illuminate pathways of resistance.

We welcome articles that address, but are not limited to, the following topic areas:

  • Federal Policy & Funding: Executive Orders targeting DEI; Funding freezes and grant cancellations and their effects on educational programs & research; Threats to teacher preparation
  • Censorship and Academic Freedom: Restrictions on curriculum content related to race, gender, sexuality, and critical perspectives; Teacher, student, and administrator narratives of political censorship or surveillance
  • Student Rights and Protections: Rollback of Title IX protections; Impacts on historically marginalized populations, including students of color, LGBTQ+ students, immigrant students, and students with disabilities
  • Privatization and School Choice: School voucher expansion, privatization, and the dismantling of public education infrastructure
  • Resistance: Institutional responses to executive overreach, legal challenges, and narratives of organizing and resilience
  • Historical and Comparative Perspectives: Connections to past educational control, authoritarian governance, and threats to democratic education

We welcome submissions from scholars and practitioners at all career stages. We particularly encourage collaborative works and contributions from graduate students and early career scholars, as we believe diverse voices and fresh perspectives strengthen scholarly discourse. Authors new to academic publishing will find a supportive review process designed to provide constructive feedback.

Submission Process & Guidelines

Scholars interested in submitting a manuscript or editorial to the special issue should submit a complete draft by May 1, 2026, with anticipated publication in Winter/Spring 2027. All articles will undergo editorial screening, followed by two rounds of double-blind peer review. Paper submission does not guarantee acceptance.

  • Manuscripts must fall between 4,000-7,000 words (16.5-29.0 pages), not including endnotes, references, tables, and appendices.
  • Editorials must fall between 1,000-3,000 words (4.0-12.5 pages) not including endnotes, references, tables, and appendices.
  • All articles must be written in APA 7 format and should include an abstract (approx. 150 words) and 3-5 keywords.
  • The special issue will be guest edited by Dr. Danielle Sutherland. To be considered for publication, please submit your manuscript to dsutherland@towson.edu and mpernetti@austin.utexas.edu with the subject line “TxEd Review Special Issue.”
  • Please review our additional submission guidelines here.
  • For further questions regarding this special issue, please contact the managing editor, Michaela Pernetti at mpernetti@austin.utexas.edu.

    References

    Executive Order No. 14148. 3 C.F.R. 8237 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/28/2025-01901/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions

    Executive Order No. 14151. 3 C.F.R. 8339 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/29/2025-01953/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing

    Executive Order No. 14190. 3 C.F.R. 8853 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02232/ending-radical-indoctrination-in-k-12-schooling#page-

    Executive Order No. 14191. 3 C.F.R. 8859 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/03/2025-02233/expanding-educational-freedom-and-opportunity-for-families

    Executive Order No. 14201. 3 C.F.R. 9279 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/11/2025-02513/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports

    Executive Order No. 14242. 3 C.F.R. 13679 (2025). https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/25/2025-05213/improving-education-outcomes-by-empowering-parents-states-and-communities

    Current Issue

    We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 13, Issue 1 of the Texas Education Review. In this issue, we present five open call pieces centered around educational issues in Texas, and seven additions to our special issue titled Unveiling the Landscape of School Discipline in the United States: Opportunities, Innovative Strategies, and Prospects.