We are currently accepting and assisting educators, academics and education stakeholder research submissions for our inaugural Research and Innovation in School Education (RAISE) scholarly online journal.  This journal will highlight research and innovation with our public charter schools, partners, and education stakeholders across Alberta.  Article submissions are open to all staff (teaching, administration, and support) and all Alberta school authority stakeholders and partners in learning.  All articles published in this journal are freely available in PDF format via our Aurora Academic Charter School Authority Research Website.  This journal and process are grounded in the fundamental purpose of sharing school-based research and innovation to improve student learning, wellness, achievement and success.  
   
Submission information:

• Research focus may include one or more of the following themes:  improving student learning and achievement, professional practice, professional development, innovative pedagogical practices, continuum of services and supports, curriculum implementation, assessment, literacy, numeracy, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), financial literacy, arts/music or other area(s) of education as approved by author(s) school principal and superintendent;

• Maximum length of articles to not exceed 8000 words;

• APA (American Psychological Association) scholarly article composition style requirements consistent with university and education scholarly journals from local to international;

• Submit as a Word document

• 12 point Times New Roman Font double spaced;

• Title page with all authors names, contact information, and organizational professional affiliations - also include 4 to 6 keywords on the research theme;

• Include a concise abstract (150 to 300 words) that briefly describe your research project including the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions;

• Tables, charts, and graphs to follow APA format;

• Ethical standards:  All research must adhere to professional ethical standards that includes approval by the author(s) school principal and authority Superintendent.  Informed consent is required by all participants;

• Articles accepted for publication (final submission edition) must be approved by submission author(s) Authority Superintendent, Aurora Superintendent (Ian Gray) and Aurora Research and Grant Manager (Dr. Paul Wozny);

• Articles submitted from school authorities from local to international must have approval by the author(s) School Principal and Authority Superintendent.