2025-10-31T08:04:56-04:00 2024-12-31 431109768 KPM CPAS PC 1445 E REPUBLIC RD SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 990EZ 2024-01-01 464358190 ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES ACAD 4178365982 2419 E BERKELEY ST SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 STEVEN P JONES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4178365982 2025-10-30 true false BARBARA J HOUSER CPA P00227583 4178824300 2025-10-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.ACADEMYFOREDUCATIONALSTUDIES.ORG X X 99824 X 97952 1872 99824 10765 911 67370 79046 20778 203480 224258 X 233604 243478 233604 243478 30124 19220 203480 224258 X THE ACADEMY PROVIDES BOTH A MEANS AND A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES, THEN GATHER TOGETHER TO TALK, STUDY, AND RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES. THE ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES HOSTED TWO ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN 2024 - THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, IN NEW ORLEANS, IN EARLY MARCH; AND THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM, IN LATE OCTOBER, IN PITTSBURGH. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON A SINGLE TOPIC: TEACHING: HOW WE SEE IT, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT. THE SYMPOSIUM FOCUSED ON TWO TOPICS: GIVING VOICE AND BEING HEARD IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, AND HOW TO HANDLE THE QUESTIONS STUDENTS MOST WANT ANSWERED--"WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN THIS?" ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THIRTY PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE; ABOUT 115 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. THE ACADEMY CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MYERS EDUCATION PRESS. TWO BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED IN 2024--"WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THAT?: INTERROGATING FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS IN EDUCATION", AND "WHO'S GONNA WATER MY TOMATOES?: SCHOOL GARDENS, KITCHENS, AND THE SEARCH FOR EDUCATIONAL AUTHENTICITY". WE DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AT BOTH GATHERINGS, AND ALL BOOKS ARE ON SALE ON THE MYERS EDUCATION PRESS WEBSITE. THE ACADEMY CONTINUES TO PUBLISH SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ITS BLIND PEER-REVIEWED OPEN- ACCESS ONLINE JOURNAL, CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION AND IN ITS SECOND JOURNAL, THRESHOLDS IN EDUCATION. 79046 79046 STEVEN P JONES EXECUTIVE DI 10.00 7500 ERIC C SHEFFIELD ASSISTANT DI 5.00 2500 STEFAN BROIDY PRESIDENT 1.00 0 BETSY BURROWNS SECRETARY 1.00 0 LAURA STAAL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 KIMBERLY BLACK-PARKER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 SAM HARDY DIRECTOR 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false STEVEN P JONES 2419 E BERKELEY ST SPRINGFIELD MO 65804 4178365982 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 33145 37997 94605 97113 97952 360812 33145 37997 94605 97113 97952 360812 360812 1872 1872 1872 1872 33145 37997 94605 97113 99824 362684 0.99480 1.00000 0.01000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES OFFICE 1,600 TRAVEL 5,533 CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 48,141 PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPLIES 12,085 MISCELLANEOUS 11 TOTAL 67,370 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 30,124 19,220 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE ACADEMY PROVIDES BOTH A MEANS AND A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL ISSUES, THEN GATHER TOGETHER TO TALK, STUDY, AND RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 THE ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES HOSTED TWO ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN 2024 - THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, IN NEW ORLEANS, IN EARLY MARCH; AND THE CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM, IN LATE OCTOBER, IN PITTSBURGH. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON A SINGLE TOPIC: TEACHING: HOW WE SEE IT, AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT. THE SYMPOSIUM FOCUSED ON TWO TOPICS: GIVING VOICE AND BEING HEARD IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, AND HOW TO HANDLE THE QUESTIONS STUDENTS MOST WANT ANSWERED--"WHY DO WE NEED TO LEARN THIS?" ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THIRTY PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE; ABOUT 115 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. THE ACADEMY CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MYERS EDUCATION PRESS. TWO BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED IN 2024--"WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THAT?: INTERROGATING FAMILIAR EXPRESSIONS IN EDUCATION", AND "WHO'S GONNA WATER MY TOMATOES?: SCHOOL GARDENS, KITCHENS, AND THE SEARCH FOR EDUCATIONAL AUTHENTICITY". WE DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AT BOTH GATHERINGS, AND ALL BOOKS ARE ON SALE ON THE MYERS EDUCATION PRESS WEBSITE. THE ACADEMY CONTINUES TO PUBLISH SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ITS BLIND PEER-REVIEWED OPEN- ACCESS ONLINE JOURNAL, CRITICAL QUESTIONS IN EDUCATION AND IN ITS SECOND JOURNAL, THRESHOLDS IN EDUCATION. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.