Publications and Products
Two series of REL reports are produced from short-term Fast Response Projects conduced by the regional educational laboratories —
- Issues & Answers is part on an ongoing series of reports from short-term Fast Response Projects conducted by the regional educational laboratories on current education issues of importance at local, state, and regional levels. Topics for these reports change to reflect new issues, as identified through regional laboratory outreach and requests for assistance, primarily from policymakers and educators at state and local levels. These reports offer an in-depth examination of a pressing education issue and undergo a rigorous peer review process to ensure they meet the Institute of Education Sciences standards for scientifically valid research. Reports are produced within six to no more than twelve months.
- REL Technical Briefs is another REL report series from Fast Response Projects that helps educators obtain evidence-based answers to their specific requests for information on education issues. REL Technical Briefs offer highly targeted responses across a variety of subjects, from reviews of particular studies or groups of studies on No Child Left Behind Act implementation issues, to compilations or quick summaries of state or local education agency data, appraisals of particular instruments or tools, and very short updates of Issues & Answers reports. REL Technical Briefs go through an expedited peer review to ensure that they meet IES standards for scientifically valid research, while at the same time, providing a very rapid response to an urgent request.
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Project Selector is designed to help you find the REL projects and publications appropriate for your interests. You have the option to search with keywords and/or select by categories.
The Regional Educational Laboratory Program (REL): Reports
- Assessing the Likelihood that Virginia Schools Will Meet the Proficiency Goals of the No Child Left Behind Act
- Registering Students From Language Backgrounds Other Than English
- Access To Supplemental Educational Services in the Central Region States
- High School Standards and Expectations for College and the Workplace
- Using Strategy Instruction to Help Struggling High Schoolers Understand What They Read
- What States Can Learn About State Standards and Assessment Systems from No Child Left Behind Documents and Interviews with Central Region Assessment Directors
- The Predictive Validity of Selected Benchmark Assessments Used in the Mid-Atlantic Region
- The Students with Disabilities Subgroup and Adequate Yearly Progress in Mid-Atlantic Region Schools
- Subgroups and Adequate Yearly Progress in Mid-Atlantic Region Schools
- Examining District Guidance to Schools on Teacher Evaluation Policies in the Midwest Region
- Getting the Evidence for Evidence-Based Initiatives: How the Midwest States Use Data Systems to Improve Education Processes and Outcomes
- New Data Needed: Improving Survey Research On Two-Year College Experiences
- An Analysis of State Data on the Distribution of Teaching Assignments Filled by Highly Qualified Teachers in New York schools
- A Description of Foundation Skills Interventions for Struggling Middle-grade Readers in Four Urban Northeast and Islands Region School Districts
- Measuring How Benchmark Assessments Affect Student Achievement
- Piloting a Searchable Database of Dropout Prevention Programs in Nine Low-Income Urban School Districts in the Northeast and Islands Region
- Analysis of Title IIB Mathematics and Science Partnerships in the Northwest Region
- "Coach" Can Mean Many Things: Five Categories of Literacy Coaches in Reading First
- How Northwest Region States Are Responding To Schools In Need of Improvement
- Supplemental Educational Services and Implementation Challenges in the Northwest Region States
- English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Pacific Region
- Preparing and Licensing High Quality Teachers in Pacific Region Jurisdictions
- A Status Report on Middle School Mathematics Assessment and Student Achievement in the Pacific Region
- Levers For Change: Southeast Region State Initiatives To Improve High Schools
- Evidence-Based Decisionmaking: Assessing Reading Across the Curriculum Interventions
- A Review Of Methods and Instruments Used In State and Local School Readiness Evaluations
- Aligning Science Standards: Arkansas and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Aligning Science Assessment Standards: Louisiana and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Aligning Science Assessment Standards: New Mexico and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Aligning Science Assessment Standards: Oklahoma and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Aligning Science Assessment Standards: Texas and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- Alternative Assessments for Special Education Students in the Southwest Region States
- How the Government Defines Rural has Implications for Education Policies and Practices
- La Frontera: Student Achievement In Texas Border and Nonborder Districts
- Reviewing the Evidence On How Teacher Professional Development Affects Student Achievement
- A Review of Avoidable Losses: High Stakes Accountability and the Dropout Crisis
- An Analysis of Utah's K-3 Reading Improvement Program
- Course-taking Patterns and Preparation for Postsecondary Education in the California State University System Among Minority Youth
- The Distribution of Teaching and Learning Resources in California's Middle and High Schools
- Measuring Resilience and Youth Development: The Psychometric Properties of the Healthy Kids Survey
